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Santa Maria, CA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- People living in Sunnyvale are 3.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock44.6%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%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  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian1.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.1%0.9%
Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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