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Santa Barbara, CA vs Scotts Valley, CA

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- People living in Scotts Valley are 16.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock31.7%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic35.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian1.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%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 Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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