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Washington, DC vs Columbia, MD

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- People living in Columbia are 12.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Washington
 Washington, DCColumbia, MDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock44.2%49.4%
 Baptist17.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Catholic15.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.9%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Methodist3.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.2%1.7%
 Other Christian7.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Eastern1.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%0.9%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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