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Philadelphia, PA vs Lancaster, CA

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- People living in Lancaster are 4.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PALancaster, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock53.4%49.4%
 Baptist8.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic25.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian4.4%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%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 Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 8 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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