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Ames, IA vs Chico, CA

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- People living in Chico are 15.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Ames
 Ames, IAChico, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock34.3%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic10.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock4.3%2.1%
 Lutheran15.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist9.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.2%1.7%
 Other Christian8.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%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 Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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