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Charleston, SC vs West Des Moines, IA

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- People living in West Des Moines are 28.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Charleston
 Charleston, SCWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist9.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic4.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Methodist6.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian4.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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