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West Des Moines, IA vs Charleston, SC

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- People living in Charleston are 28.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IACharleston, SCUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock32.0%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic12.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran23.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock4.4%1.9%
 Methodist7.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian12.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%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 Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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