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Ames, IA vs Charleston, SC

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- People living in Charleston are 18.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Ames
 Ames, IACharleston, SCUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock32.0%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic10.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran15.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock4.4%1.9%
 Methodist9.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian8.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%0.9%
Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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