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Longview, TX vs Gainesville, TX

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- People living in Gainesville are 21.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Longview
 Longview, TXGainesville, TXUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock61.4%49.4%
 Baptist35.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic12.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Methodist7.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian18.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  More

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