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West Des Moines, IA vs New York, NY

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- People living in New York are 22.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IANew York, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock37.9%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic12.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.4%2.1%
 Lutheran23.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist7.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.2%1.7%
 Other Christian12.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.8%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 New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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