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Salem, VA vs Ruston, LA

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- People living in Ruston are 3.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Salem
 Salem, VARuston, LAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock51.1%49.4%
 Baptist15.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic3.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.9%2.1%
 Lutheran1.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist7.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian11.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%0.9%
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I am looking for property in  More

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Over 10 years ago

When we moved from Glen Allen VA to Salem I had read on here that cost of living including housing was cheaper. Housing is less unless you want a house bigger than 1300  More

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Over 14 years ago

Salem is a lovely town surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring, Summer and Fall is exceptionally beautiful with moderate climate and lots of  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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