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Salem, MA vs Northampton, MA

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- People living in Northampton are 15.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Salem
 Salem, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock42.6%49.4%
 Baptist0.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Catholic48.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.2%1.9%
 Methodist0.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.8%1.7%
 Other Christian1.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%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 12 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 18 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 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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