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New Bedford, MA vs Columbia, MD

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- People living in Columbia are 16.7% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in New Bedford
 New Bedford, MAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock44.2%49.4%
 Baptist0.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Catholic52.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.9%2.1%
 Lutheran0.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Methodist0.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.2%1.7%
 Other Christian2.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%0.9%
Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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