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Independence, MO vs East St. Louis, IL

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- People living in East St. Louis are 2.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Independence
 Independence, MOEast St. Louis, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock51.1%49.4%
 Baptist13.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic10.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.9%2.1%
 Lutheran1.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.6%1.9%
 Methodist5.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.8%1.7%
 Other Christian11.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.2%0.9%
Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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Reviews for East St. Louis    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

FACT CHECK: The reason for the City Of Champions moniker, is that it really is on an almost unimaginable scale. This just one news excerpt of many, many, many over years  More

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Over 7 years ago

East St louis is paradise on earth. vibrant night life and great  More

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Over 17 years ago

East st louis has a very depressed economy, virtually no employment, poor housing with a significant high property tax rate, virtually no employment opportunities,  More

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