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Tehachapi, CA vs Porterville, CA

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- People living in Porterville are 7.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Tehachapi
 Tehachapi, CAPorterville, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock42.0%49.4%
 Baptist3.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic30.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.7%1.9%
 Methodist0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian7.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to Bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 8 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 9 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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