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Portland, OR vs Boston, MA

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- People living in Boston are 33.2% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Portland
 Portland, ORBoston, MAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock62.8%49.4%
 Baptist0.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Catholic7.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran2.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian9.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.1%0.9%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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