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Philadelphia, PA vs Chester, PA

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- People living in Chester are 15.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAChester, PAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock64.5%49.4%
 Baptist8.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Catholic25.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.4%1.7%
 Other Christian4.4%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.8%0.9%
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  More

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