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West Des Moines, IA vs Olympia, WA

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- People living in Olympia are 30.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock29.9%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic12.5%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock4.5%2.1%
 Lutheran23.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Methodist7.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian12.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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