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Peoria, IL vs Iowa City, IA

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- People living in Iowa City are 18.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Peoria
 Peoria, ILIowa City, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock36.4%49.4%
 Baptist3.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic14.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.5%2.1%
 Lutheran5.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist4.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.6%1.7%
 Other Christian9.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%0.9%
Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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