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New York, NY vs Memphis, TN

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- People living in Memphis are 25.8% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in New York
 New York, NYMemphis, TNUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock63.7%49.4%
 Baptist1.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic26.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock5.6%1.9%
 Methodist0.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.0%1.7%
 Other Christian2.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Eastern0.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%0.9%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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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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