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Grand Rapids, MI vs Bloomington, IL

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- People living in Bloomington are 5.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIBloomington, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.1%49.4%
 Baptist1.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic19.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran2.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist2.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.5%1.7%
 Other Christian12.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock4.0%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 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 12 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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