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Amherst, NY vs Bloomington, IL

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- People living in Bloomington are 8.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Amherst
 Amherst, NYBloomington, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.1%49.4%
 Baptist2.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic38.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran2.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist2.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.5%1.7%
 Other Christian3.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock4.0%0.9%
Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 18 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 12 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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