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Lansing, MI vs Grand Rapids, MI

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- People living in Grand Rapids are 22.6% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Lansing
 Lansing, MIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock55.0%49.4%
 Baptist0.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic18.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran1.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist5.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock11.9%1.7%
 Other Christian3.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.4%0.9%
Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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