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- People living in Peoria are 15.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Chester
 Chester, VAPeoria, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock54.8%49.4%
 Baptist9.1%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic7.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Methodist7.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.2%1.7%
 Other Christian5.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock10.7%0.9%
Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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