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Salem, MA vs Houston, TX

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- People living in Houston are 14.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Salem
 Salem, MAHouston, TXUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock43.6%49.4%
 Baptist0.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic48.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Methodist0.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian1.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.3%0.9%
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 13 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 19 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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