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Santa Monica, CA vs Rochester, NY

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- People living in Rochester are 6.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CARochester, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.5%49.4%
 Baptist2.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic37.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.0%1.7%
 Other Christian5.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.4%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.2%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 Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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