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St. Marys, PA vs Lancaster, PA

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- People living in Lancaster are 37.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in St. Marys
 St. Marys, PALancaster, PAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.9%49.4%
 Baptist0.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic69.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.4%2.1%
 Lutheran4.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 Methodist7.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock4.2%1.7%
 Other Christian2.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%0.9%
Reviews for St. Marys    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The population continues to decline in St. Marys. The Census Bureau came out with their latest numbers and the population continues to decline. In 2011 it was at  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place is full of nothing but old people and rednecks. They have no idea what the rest of the world is like because they are very isolated geographically and  More

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St. Marys, and the whole Elk County area are a textbook example of the term "Brain Drain." Ever since the mid to late 90's, most of the youth that went away to college  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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