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Santa Cruz, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- People living in Castro Valley are 2.8% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock34.5%49.4%
 Baptist0.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic20.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist0.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian3.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern1.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.0%0.9%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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