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Santa Barbara, CA vs Rochester, NY

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- People living in Rochester are 2.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CARochester, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic35.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.0%1.7%
 Other Christian1.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.4%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.2%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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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 Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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