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Rochester, NY vs Northampton, MA

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- People living in Northampton are 4.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Rochester
 Rochester, NYNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock42.6%49.4%
 Baptist2.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Catholic26.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran2.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.2%1.9%
 Methodist2.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.8%1.7%
 Other Christian6.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%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 Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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