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Santa Barbara, CA vs Big Bear Lake, CA

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- People living in Big Bear Lake are 7.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CABig Bear Lake, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock40.6%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic35.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.6%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian1.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.6%0.9%
Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 5 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  More

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