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Birmingham, AL vs Memphis, TN

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- People living in Memphis are 20.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALMemphis, TNUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock63.7%49.4%
 Baptist40.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic8.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock5.6%1.9%
 Methodist9.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.0%1.7%
 Other Christian13.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%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 Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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