2025 Compare Cities Religion:
Scranton, PA vs Newburgh, NY

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- People living in Newburgh are 9.1% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Scranton
 Scranton, PANewburgh, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock53.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.1%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Catholic46.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.4%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Methodist5.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.9%1.7%
 Other Christian2.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock6.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.9%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.0%0.9%
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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Reviews for Newburgh    13 Reviews

I am a Town of Newburgh (TON) resident. The Town of Newburgh is a great place to live and raise a family. The police are well liked and professional. Many Police  More

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Newburgh, NY was once a glorious small city sitting on the western bank of the Hudson River in the mid-Hudson Valley, just 60 miles north of New York City. It had a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Newburgh has very reasonable living costs for homes that would cost millions of dollars anywhere else close to NYC. Just look across the river at Beacon. Now is the time  More

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