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Columbia, SC vs Northampton, MA

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- People living in Northampton are 7.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Columbia
 Columbia, SCNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock42.6%49.4%
 Baptist16.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Catholic2.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran6.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.2%1.9%
 Methodist10.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.8%1.7%
 Other Christian5.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%0.9%
Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

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I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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