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Raleigh, NC vs Elgin, IL

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- People living in Elgin are 16.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCElgin, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist14.1%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic4.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist5.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.7%1.7%
 Other Christian10.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.9%0.9%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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