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Rochester, MN vs Newark, NJ

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- People living in Newark are 8.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Rochester
 Rochester, MNNewark, NJUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock56.9%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Catholic23.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran18.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist5.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.6%1.7%
 Other Christian10.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock3.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.0%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 Newark    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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