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Iowa City, IA vs West Des Moines, IA

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- People living in West Des Moines are 23.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist0.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic12.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran4.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Methodist8.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian4.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%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 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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