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Chesapeake, VA vs Rochester, NY

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- People living in Rochester are 7.4% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VARochester, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.5%49.4%
 Baptist12.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic6.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.0%1.7%
 Other Christian7.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.2%0.9%
Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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