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Santa Barbara, CA vs Lynden, WA

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- People living in Lynden are 18.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CALynden, WAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock29.7%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic35.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.8%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock4.3%1.7%
 Other Christian1.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%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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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 Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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