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Iowa City, IA vs Philadelphia, PA

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- People living in Philadelphia are 13.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.5%49.4%
 Baptist0.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic12.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran4.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 Methodist8.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.1%1.7%
 Other Christian4.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.6%0.9%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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