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Rochester, NY vs Topeka, KS

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- People living in Topeka are 1.6% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Rochester
 Rochester, NYTopeka, KSUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.1%49.4%
 Baptist2.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic26.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran2.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Methodist2.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.8%1.7%
 Other Christian6.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.2%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 Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 8 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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