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Asheville, NC vs Salem, OR

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- People living in Salem are 9.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Asheville
 Asheville, NCSalem, ORUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock43.2%49.4%
 Baptist26.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic4.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock3.4%2.1%
 Lutheran0.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.4%1.9%
 Methodist6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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