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Santa Cruz, CA vs Rio Rancho, NM

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- People living in Rio Rancho are 16.7% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CARio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.3%49.4%
 Baptist0.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic20.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.2%2.1%
 Lutheran0.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Methodist0.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.4%1.7%
 Other Christian3.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Eastern1.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%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 Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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