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Salem, MA vs Shelton, CT

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- People living in Shelton are 6.3% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Salem
 Salem, MAShelton, CTUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock64.0%49.4%
 Baptist0.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock2.5%0.6%
 Catholic48.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran0.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist0.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.1%1.7%
 Other Christian1.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock2.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.6%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 Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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