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Santa Barbara, CA vs Odessa, TX

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- People living in Odessa are 5.7% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAOdessa, TXUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock54.2%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic35.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian1.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%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 Odessa    11 Reviews

You need to be a friendly person who likes people, isn't afraid to work hard, and have a strength of character that can handle challenges to make it here. Odessa sits on  More

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Over 5 years ago

I think Odessa is a perfect little west Texas town. There is pride in our homes, pride in our community and pride in our kids. No, it's not a fancy place, but you won't  More

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Over 8 years ago

Listen to me!!! Do not move to this place!! I was born in this dump and couldnt wait to leave! if you are anything but caucassion your opertunities are very very  More

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