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Birmingham, AL vs DeKalb, IL

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- People living in DeKalb are 37.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock47.0%49.4%
 Baptist40.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic8.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Methodist9.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.6%1.7%
 Other Christian13.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.2%0.9%
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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