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Des Moines, IA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- People living in Scottsdale are 6.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock39.8%49.4%
 Baptist2.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic15.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock6.5%2.1%
 Lutheran6.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.2%1.9%
 Methodist6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%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 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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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