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Madison, WI vs Olympia, WA

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- People living in Olympia are 17.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Madison
 Madison, WIOlympia, WAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock29.9%49.4%
 Baptist1.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic22.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock4.5%2.1%
 Lutheran12.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Methodist3.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian2.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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