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Abilene, TX vs Ottumwa, IA

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- People living in Ottumwa are 6.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Abilene
 Abilene, TXOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock39.8%49.4%
 Baptist24.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic4.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran1.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.2%1.9%
 Methodist5.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.6%1.7%
 Other Christian6.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%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 Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 17 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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