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Houston, TX vs Chester, VA

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- People living in Chester are 3.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Houston
 Houston, TXChester, VAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock39.8%49.4%
 Baptist8.1%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Catholic15.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran0.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Methodist6.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.7%1.7%
 Other Christian5.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern1.8%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.4%0.9%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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