2025 Compare Cities Religion:
Philadelphia, PA vs Birmingham, AL

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- People living in Birmingham are 34.6% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock84.1%49.4%
 Baptist8.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock2.1%0.6%
 Catholic25.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.7%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock4.9%1.9%
 Methodist1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.8%1.7%
 Other Christian4.4%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%0.9%
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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