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Rochester, NY vs Madison, WI

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- People living in Madison are 0.4% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Rochester
 Rochester, NYMadison, WIUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.9%49.4%
 Baptist2.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic26.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran2.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.4%1.9%
 Methodist2.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%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 Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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