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Portales, NM vs Boulder, CO

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- People living in Boulder are 13.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Portales
 Portales, NMBoulder, COUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock42.1%49.4%
 Baptist20.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Catholic17.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock3.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Methodist4.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.1%1.7%
 Other Christian8.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%0.9%
Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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