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Philadelphia, PA vs Murphy, NC

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- People living in Murphy are 3.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAMurphy, NCUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.1%49.4%
 Baptist8.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic25.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian4.4%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%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 Murphy    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Any & all information on living in your area will be very much appreciated. Middle schools, community collage, shopping, transportation, housing & community  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Murphy to get away from the hustle in Florida. I found the mountains so beautiful. But there is no work there. It's basically a place for retire's. The people  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved here over 12 yrs ago and have loved being here ever since.Two children to raise as a single mom and found it less exspensive then our previous home in Florida,  More

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