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Santa Monica, CA vs Berkeley, CA

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- People living in Berkeley are 19.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock34.5%49.4%
 Baptist2.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic37.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian5.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.0%0.9%
Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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