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Tempe, AZ vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- People living in Santa Cruz are 8.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Tempe
 Tempe, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock31.7%49.4%
 Baptist2.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic14.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran1.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian7.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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