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Santa Barbara, CA vs Manhattan, NY

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- People living in Manhattan are 4.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAManhattan, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock44.1%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Catholic35.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.7%1.7%
 Other Christian1.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock6.3%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.7%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 4 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 Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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