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Brainerd, MN vs Meridian, ID

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- People living in Meridian are 10.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Brainerd
 Brainerd, MNMeridian, IDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock44.3%49.4%
 Baptist2.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic17.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock16.3%2.1%
 Lutheran23.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Methodist4.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian3.4%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%0.9%
Reviews for Brainerd    5 Reviews

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Over 15 years ago

Small town. Everyone knows everyone else's business. No work. Located in Crow Wing County and has highest unemployment rate in the state. Poor healthcare. Essentia  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 8 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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