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Portland, OR vs Asheville, NC

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- People living in Asheville are 22.9% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Portland
 Portland, ORAsheville, NCUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock52.5%49.4%
 Baptist0.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.5%0.6%
 Catholic7.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.8%2.1%
 Lutheran2.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.5%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock3.2%1.7%
 Other Christian9.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%0.9%
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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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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