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Birmingham, AL vs Salem, MA

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- People living in Salem are 26.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALSalem, MAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock57.7%49.4%
 Baptist40.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Catholic8.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Methodist9.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.9%1.7%
 Other Christian13.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%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 6 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 Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 13 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 19 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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