2025 Compare Cities Religion:
Scranton, PA vs Richmond, VA

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- People living in Richmond are 10.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Scranton
 Scranton, PARichmond, VAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock52.1%49.4%
 Baptist1.1%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Catholic46.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran1.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Methodist5.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.4%1.7%
 Other Christian2.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.9%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock4.6%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 Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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