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Salem, MA vs Olympia, WA

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- People living in Olympia are 27.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Salem
 Salem, MAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock29.9%49.4%
 Baptist0.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic48.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock4.5%2.1%
 Lutheran0.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Methodist0.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian1.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%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 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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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