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Athens, TX vs Independence, OR

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- People living in Independence are 26.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Athens
 Athens, TXIndependence, ORUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock24.3%49.4%
 Baptist25.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic10.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock6.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.9%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 Independence    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

For a town of ~9k people the amenities are good; this is also helped by state college Western Oregon University in the neighboring city of Monmouth(all within a 3-mile  More

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Over 18 years ago

Independence is a small town with a friendly feel. Great place to live if you want to get away from the fast pace of a big city. After living here for eight years  More

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