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Sonoma, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- People living in Santa Barbara are 12.6% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Sonoma
 Sonoma, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.1%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic23.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian2.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.9%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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