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Des Moines, IA vs Lansing, MI

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- People living in Lansing are 13.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Des Moines
 Des Moines, IALansing, MIUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock32.4%49.4%
 Baptist2.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic15.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran6.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.2%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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