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Memphis, TN vs Decatur, IL

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- People living in Decatur are 14.7% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Memphis
 Memphis, TNDecatur, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.0%49.4%
 Baptist25.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic6.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Methodist5.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.9%1.7%
 Other Christian13.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.0%0.9%
Reviews for Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  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 14 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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