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Lafayette, LA vs Portales, NM

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- People living in Portales are 23.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Lafayette
 Lafayette, LAPortales, NMUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock55.5%49.4%
 Baptist17.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Catholic46.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.9%2.1%
 Lutheran0.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist3.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.5%1.7%
 Other Christian5.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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