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Athens, TX vs Abilene, TX

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- People living in Abilene are 5.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Athens
 Athens, TXAbilene, TXUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock45.8%49.4%
 Baptist25.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic10.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.1%1.9%
 Methodist4.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.2%1.7%
 Other Christian6.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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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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