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Rochester, MN vs Newton, MA

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- People living in Newton are 2.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Rochester
 Rochester, MNNewton, MAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock62.4%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Catholic23.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran18.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Methodist5.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.5%1.7%
 Other Christian10.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.9%0.7%
 Eastern0.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%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 Newton    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

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Over 15 years ago

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

THE WEATHER HERE IS VARIABLE... EACH SEASON CAN BE FELT IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. WINTER IS SO COLD, SUMMER IS SO HOT...THE SPRING AND FALL BRING A LOT OF RAIN, BUT ALSO  More

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