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Des Moines, IA vs Niagara Falls, NY

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- People living in Niagara Falls are 2.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Des Moines
 Des Moines, IANiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock43.4%49.4%
 Baptist2.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic15.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran6.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Methodist6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.0%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%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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Over 6 years ago

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

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Over 7 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 Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 16 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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