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McAllen, TX vs Mesa, AZ

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- People living in Mesa are 11.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in McAllen
 McAllen, TXMesa, AZUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock39.8%49.4%
 Baptist4.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic36.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock6.5%2.1%
 Lutheran0.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian4.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%0.9%
Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 12 years ago

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 3 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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