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Elgin, IL vs Bloomington, IL

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- People living in Bloomington are 10.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Elgin
 Elgin, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.1%49.4%
 Baptist3.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic38.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.5%1.7%
 Other Christian5.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock4.0%0.9%
Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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