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Springfield, MA vs Decatur, IL

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- People living in Decatur are 11.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Springfield
 Springfield, MADecatur, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.0%49.4%
 Baptist1.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic49.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.8%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.9%1.7%
 Other Christian2.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock3.0%0.9%
Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Over 11 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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