2025 Compare Cities Religion:
Oakland, CA vs Richmond, VA

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- People living in Richmond are 17.6% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Oakland
 Oakland, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock52.1%49.4%
 Baptist2.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Catholic16.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Methodist1.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.4%1.7%
 Other Christian5.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern1.4%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock4.6%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 4 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 Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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