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New Bedford, MA vs Providence, RI

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- People living in Providence are 6.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in New Bedford
 New Bedford, MAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock54.4%49.4%
 Baptist0.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Catholic52.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Methodist0.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian2.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.5%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%0.9%
Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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