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Des Moines, IA vs Placerville, CA

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- People living in Placerville are 17.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock29.1%49.4%
 Baptist2.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic15.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock3.9%2.1%
 Lutheran6.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.3%1.9%
 Methodist6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.3%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.6%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 Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 13 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 18 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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