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Chicago, IL vs Anchorage, AK

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- People living in Anchorage are 23.7% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Chicago
 Chicago, ILAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock36.2%49.4%
 Baptist3.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic38.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock4.9%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian5.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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