2025 Compare Cities Religion:
Normal, IL vs Portland, OR

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- People living in Portland are 19.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Normal
 Normal, ILPortland, ORUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock29.6%49.4%
 Baptist1.8%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic9.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock3.8%2.1%
 Lutheran6.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Methodist6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian16.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  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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