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West Des Moines, IA vs Akron, OH

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- People living in Akron are 13.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IAAkron, OHUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.9%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Catholic12.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.4%2.1%
 Lutheran23.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Methodist7.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.4%1.7%
 Other Christian12.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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