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Columbia, MD vs Olympia, WA

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- People living in Olympia are 14.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Columbia
 Columbia, MDOlympia, WAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock29.9%49.4%
 Baptist2.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic19.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock4.5%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Methodist4.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian8.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 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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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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