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Grand Rapids, MI vs Seattle, WA

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- People living in Seattle are 16.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MISeattle, WAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock38.7%49.4%
 Baptist1.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic19.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock3.1%2.1%
 Lutheran2.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist2.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.9%1.7%
 Other Christian12.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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