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Abilene, TX vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- People living in Council Bluffs are 6.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Abilene
 Abilene, TXCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock39.4%49.4%
 Baptist24.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic4.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.5%2.1%
 Lutheran1.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist5.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.3%1.7%
 Other Christian6.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 16 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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