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Syracuse, NY vs Des Moines, IA

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- People living in Des Moines are 9.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Syracuse
 Syracuse, NYDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.2%49.4%
 Baptist2.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic36.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran1.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Methodist4.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.5%1.7%
 Other Christian3.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Eastern1.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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