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Salem, OR vs Athens, OH

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- People living in Athens are 22.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Salem
 Salem, ORAthens, OHUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock20.3%49.4%
 Baptist0.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic20.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran1.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian11.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%0.9%
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

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Over 19 years ago

Virtually no crime in  More

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