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Monroe, LA vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- People living in Council Bluffs are 24.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Monroe
 Monroe, LACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock39.4%49.4%
 Baptist36.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic6.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.5%2.1%
 Lutheran0.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist6.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.3%1.7%
 Other Christian5.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Monroe    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

If you are looking a place for high crime, high poverty, high obesity rates, high taxes, high unemployment, and high citizens, you have arrived at the right place. I  More

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Lived in Monroe/West Monroe for 2 years, I deeply regret it. Here's why. Not only is Monroe/West Monroe next to a plant that spews it's disgusting, cancerous smog,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have one of the best universities around. We have high ratings all across the board. Why don't you consider checking us  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 16 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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