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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Shamokin, PA

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- People living in Shamokin are 7.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAShamokin, PAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock51.7%49.4%
 Baptist0.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic43.8%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran3.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist4.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock5.5%1.7%
 Other Christian2.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.7%0.9%
Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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Reviews for Shamokin    3 Reviews

I went to visit and almost purchased a home there but the home had a problem, doesn't mean that I will not go back, I really don't understand why so much bad talk about  More

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Shamokin, PA is an old coal town that's multiple decades past its prime. The area is growing with dilapidated and unsafe buildings while the city is bankrupt, unable to  More

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alright here is a comment unless you ar a raging alcoholic shamokin is the place where your happiness would go to die and i am serious you cant get a job here i hate it  More

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