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Akron, OH vs Elgin, IL

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- People living in Elgin are 13.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Akron
 Akron, OHElgin, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist1.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic22.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist3.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.7%1.7%
 Other Christian11.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.9%0.9%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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