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Elk Grove, CA vs Des Moines, IA

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- People living in Des Moines are 8.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CADes Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.2%49.4%
 Baptist3.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic16.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.5%1.7%
 Other Christian5.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Eastern1.6%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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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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