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Merrillville, IN vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- People living in Wilkes-Barre are 3.6% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Merrillville
 Merrillville, INWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.3%49.4%
 Baptist5.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic23.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran2.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Methodist3.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.0%1.7%
 Other Christian14.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%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 Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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