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Santa Cruz, CA vs Columbia, MD

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- People living in Columbia are 12.6% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock44.2%49.4%
 Baptist0.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Catholic20.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.9%2.1%
 Lutheran0.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Methodist0.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.2%1.7%
 Other Christian3.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Eastern1.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%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 Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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