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Madison, WI vs West Lafayette, IN

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- People living in West Lafayette are 13.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Madison
 Madison, WIWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock33.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic22.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.1%2.1%
 Lutheran12.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Methodist3.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.9%1.7%
 Other Christian2.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 12 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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