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Grand Rapids, MI vs Portland, OR

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- People living in Portland are 25.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIPortland, ORUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock29.6%49.4%
 Baptist1.5%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic19.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock3.8%2.1%
 Lutheran2.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Methodist2.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian12.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  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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