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Santa Barbara, CA vs Raleigh, NC

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- People living in Raleigh are 5.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock43.4%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Catholic35.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.8%1.7%
 Other Christian1.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.8%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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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