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Santa Barbara, CA vs Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

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- People living in Rancho Santa Margarita are 2.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CARancho Santa Margarita, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic35.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.3%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.4%1.7%
 Other Christian1.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%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 Rancho Santa Margarita    13 Reviews

This page provides little information on RSM. I see they keep describing the area as "outside of Los Angeles." Culturally, it is so far from Los Angeles (I lived in LA,  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather here is amazing. We get a few hot days in the summer but it cools down in the evening. I love being able to sleep with the windows  More

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This is the best place to live in South Orange County with mild temperatures, low crime, great schools and family orientated. RSM is a city that sits in a pocket backing  More

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