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Petersburg, VA vs Lynchburg, VA

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- People living in Lynchburg are 6.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Petersburg
 Petersburg, VALynchburg, VAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock45.7%49.4%
 Baptist21.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Catholic1.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.2%1.9%
 Methodist2.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.1%1.7%
 Other Christian14.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.2%0.9%
Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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Reviews for Lynchburg    30 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lynchburg, VA, absolutely SUCKS. I'm a native Lynchburger. I moved away when I was 5 & came back when I was 13. These people can't drive to save their lives. They don't  More

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Over 5 years ago

There is much that I like about Lynchburg. The scenery is pretty, lots of historic architecture, well mannered Southerners. But, it is dominated by Jerry Falwell's  More

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I have lived in Lynchburg for twenty years and I am very happy  More

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