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Decatur, IL vs Philadelphia, PA

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- People living in Philadelphia are 0.4% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Decatur
 Decatur, ILPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.5%49.4%
 Baptist3.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic10.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran5.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 Methodist5.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.1%1.7%
 Other Christian13.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.6%0.9%
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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