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Santa Monica, CA vs Gulf Shores, AL

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- People living in Gulf Shores are 1.7% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock55.1%49.4%
 Baptist2.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Catholic37.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock5.7%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.8%1.7%
 Other Christian5.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%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 Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 15 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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