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Decorah, IA vs Meridian, ID

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- People living in Meridian are 37.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Decorah
 Decorah, IAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock44.3%49.4%
 Baptist0.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic30.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock16.3%2.1%
 Lutheran43.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Methodist5.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian0.4%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%0.9%
Reviews for Decorah    3 Reviews

ridiculously expensive housing for such a small town. The wages in the town do not even remotely compensate for the high cost of housing. Average housing prices start  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have been a resident of Decorah, IA for 26 years. Decorah is located in the northeast corner of Iowa. When we entertain out of town guests they always comment how  More

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Over 16 years ago

This college has the most extensive music program of any liberal arts college around, has a strong connection to public radio, and Decorah is reputed to be a lovely  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 8 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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