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Bloomington, IL vs Newark, NJ

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- People living in Newark are 7.9% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILNewark, NJUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock56.9%49.4%
 Baptist1.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Catholic9.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran6.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.6%1.7%
 Other Christian16.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock3.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.0%0.9%
Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 12 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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