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Lancaster, PA vs Portland, ME

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- People living in Portland are 21.2% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Lancaster
 Lancaster, PAPortland, MEUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock28.7%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Catholic10.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran4.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Methodist7.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.4%1.7%
 Other Christian20.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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