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Lake Charles, LA vs West Des Moines, IA

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- People living in West Des Moines are 11.7% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Lake Charles
 Lake Charles, LAWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist21.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic33.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran0.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Methodist4.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian7.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  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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