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Rochester, NY vs Chester, VA

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- People living in Chester are 6.7% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Rochester
 Rochester, NYChester, VAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock39.8%49.4%
 Baptist2.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Catholic26.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran2.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Methodist2.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.7%1.7%
 Other Christian6.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.4%0.9%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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