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Lake Forest, IL vs Des Moines, IA

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- People living in Des Moines are 8.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.2%49.4%
 Baptist1.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic31.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran3.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Methodist1.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.5%1.7%
 Other Christian8.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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