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Salem, MA vs Topeka, KS

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- People living in Topeka are 9.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Salem
 Salem, MATopeka, KSUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.1%49.4%
 Baptist0.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic48.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Methodist0.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.8%1.7%
 Other Christian1.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.2%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 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 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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