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West Lafayette, IN vs West Des Moines, IA

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- People living in West Des Moines are 26.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic11.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran2.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Methodist4.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian5.4%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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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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