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Gainesville, FL vs Lewiston, ME

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- People living in Lewiston are 7.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Gainesville
 Gainesville, FLLewiston, MEUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock34.7%49.4%
 Baptist10.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic8.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Methodist6.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern1.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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