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Santa Barbara, CA vs Murrieta, CA

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- People living in Murrieta are 2.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.1%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic35.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.5%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%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  Unlock0.5%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 Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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