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Newark, NJ vs Meridian, ID

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- People living in Meridian are 12.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Newark
 Newark, NJMeridian, IDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock44.3%49.4%
 Baptist5.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic34.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock16.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Methodist2.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian3.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Eastern1.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%0.9%
Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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