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Madison, WI vs Decatur, IL

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- People living in Decatur are 2.1% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Madison
 Madison, WIDecatur, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.0%49.4%
 Baptist1.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic22.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.8%2.1%
 Lutheran12.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Methodist3.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.9%1.7%
 Other Christian2.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.0%0.9%
Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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