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Rochester, MN vs Amherst, NY

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- People living in Amherst are 8.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Rochester
 Rochester, MNAmherst, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock57.2%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic23.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran18.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist5.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.9%1.7%
 Other Christian10.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Eastern0.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.8%0.9%
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 18 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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