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Grand Rapids, MI vs Birmingham, AL

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- People living in Birmingham are 29.1% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock84.1%49.4%
 Baptist1.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock2.1%0.6%
 Catholic19.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran2.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock4.9%1.9%
 Methodist2.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.8%1.7%
 Other Christian12.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%0.9%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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