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Chicago, IL vs Columbia, MD

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- People living in Columbia are 15.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Chicago
 Chicago, ILColumbia, MDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock44.2%49.4%
 Baptist3.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Catholic38.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.9%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.2%1.7%
 Other Christian5.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%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 Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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