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Chicago, IL vs Independence, MO

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- People living in Independence are 6.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Chicago
 Chicago, ILIndependence, MOUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock53.4%49.4%
 Baptist3.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic38.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock4.2%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.7%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.7%1.7%
 Other Christian5.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%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 Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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