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Rochester, NY vs Decatur, IL

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- People living in Decatur are 2.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Rochester
 Rochester, NYDecatur, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.0%49.4%
 Baptist2.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic26.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.8%2.1%
 Lutheran2.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Methodist2.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.0%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 Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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