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Des Moines, IA vs West Lafayette, IN

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- People living in West Lafayette are 12.7% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock33.5%49.4%
 Baptist2.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic15.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.1%2.1%
 Lutheran6.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Methodist6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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