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West Des Moines, IA vs Austin, TX

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- People living in Austin are 7.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IAAustin, TXUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock52.4%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Catholic12.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.5%2.1%
 Lutheran23.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.3%1.9%
 Methodist7.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian12.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.7%0.9%
Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 17 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 17 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 Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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