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Merrillville, IN vs Des Plaines, IL

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- People living in Des Plaines are 4.2% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merrillville
 Merrillville, INDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist5.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic23.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran2.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist3.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.7%1.7%
 Other Christian14.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.9%0.9%
Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

low  More

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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