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Ottumwa, IA vs Ames, IA

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- People living in Ames are 10.4% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Ottumwa
 Ottumwa, IAAmes, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock50.2%49.4%
 Baptist1.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic9.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran3.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 Methodist5.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.2%1.7%
 Other Christian13.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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