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Bay Shore, NY vs Elgin, IL

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- People living in Elgin are 12.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bay Shore
 Bay Shore, NYElgin, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist0.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic60.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran2.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.7%1.7%
 Other Christian2.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.9%0.9%
Reviews for Bay Shore    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Long Island is very expensive. Bay Shore is definitely one of the cheaper parts of the island, but it's still  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great community but saddled with taxes that are detracting from the quality of life here on Long  More

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I find the quality of life here in Bay Shore becoming more and more difficult. Due to the lack of convenient public transportation our population is forced to clog the  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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