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Rochester, MN vs Salem, MA

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- People living in Salem are 7.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Rochester
 Rochester, MNSalem, MAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock57.7%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Catholic23.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran18.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Methodist5.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.9%1.7%
 Other Christian10.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%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 Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 13 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 19 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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