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Richmond, VA vs Des Moines, IA

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- People living in Des Moines are 5.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Richmond
 Richmond, VADes Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious52.1%46.2%49.4%
 Baptist19.7%2.3%8.2%
 Episcopalian2.3%0.5%0.6%
 Catholic5.7%15.1%19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ0.7%1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.9%6.8%2.4%
 Pentecostal1.9%2.9%1.9%
 Methodist6.0%6.0%4.0%
 Presbyterian2.4%3.5%1.7%
 Other Christian7.6%6.7%6.7%
 Judaism0.0%0.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%0.2%0.5%
 Islam4.6%0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 4 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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