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Jacksonville, FL vs West Des Moines, IA

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- People living in West Des Moines are 3.7% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist19.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic9.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Methodist5.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian12.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 17 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 17 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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