2026 Compare Cities Religion:
Oakland, CA vs Charleston, SC

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- People living in Charleston are 2.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Oakland
 Oakland, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock32.0%49.4%
 Baptist2.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic16.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock4.4%1.9%
 Methodist1.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian5.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern1.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%0.9%
Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 5 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 6 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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