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Wheaton, IL vs Bakersfield, CA

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- People living in Bakersfield are 22.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Wheaton
 Wheaton, ILBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.4%49.4%
 Baptist0.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic41.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.6%2.1%
 Lutheran5.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.0%1.9%
 Methodist3.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.4%1.7%
 Other Christian7.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern1.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%0.9%
Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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