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Akron, OH vs Portland, OR

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- People living in Portland are 17.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Akron
 Akron, OHPortland, ORUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock29.6%49.4%
 Baptist1.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic22.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock3.8%2.1%
 Lutheran1.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Methodist3.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian11.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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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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