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Lander, WY vs Elko, NV

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- People living in Elko are 6.6% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Lander
 Lander, WYElko, NVUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock40.5%49.4%
 Baptist2.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic7.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock16.7%2.1%
 Lutheran3.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist2.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian4.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Lander    10 Reviews

I lived in Florida for 21 years and decided to get a life and moved to Lander, Wyoming. For me, this place is exactly what I’d been wanting. I don’t like the crowds and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lander, WY, is noisy. First responder agencies in town run sirens on almost every call. Multiple tornado sirens around town are used to notify firefighters of fire  More

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Have lived and worked full time here for past 3.5 yrs, in WY for 18. It is a beautiful area to visit for outdoor recreation--hiking, climbing, mtn biking, xc skiing,  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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