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Grand Rapids, MI vs West Des Moines, IA

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- People living in West Des Moines are 5.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist1.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic19.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran2.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Methodist2.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian12.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%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 West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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