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Okeechobee, FL vs Melbourne, FL

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- People living in Melbourne are 0.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Okeechobee
 Okeechobee, FLMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock35.0%49.4%
 Baptist13.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic6.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran1.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 Methodist2.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.3%1.7%
 Other Christian8.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.8%0.9%
Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 16 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 17 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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