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Joplin, MO vs Murphysboro, IL

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- People living in Murphysboro are 10.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Joplin
 Joplin, MOMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.9%49.4%
 Baptist19.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic5.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Methodist4.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.1%1.7%
 Other Christian21.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock5.5%0.9%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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