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Pittsfield, MA vs Northampton, MA

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- People living in Northampton are 8.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Pittsfield
 Pittsfield, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock42.6%49.4%
 Baptist1.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Catholic38.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.8%1.7%
 Other Christian1.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%0.9%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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