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Elgin, IL vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- People living in Poughkeepsie are 6.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Elgin
 Elgin, ILPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock53.8%49.4%
 Baptist3.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Catholic38.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.0%1.7%
 Other Christian5.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Eastern0.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.4%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 Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Over 12 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 13 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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