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Portland, OR vs Palm Desert, CA

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- People living in Palm Desert are 16.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Portland
 Portland, ORPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.1%49.4%
 Baptist0.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic7.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.5%2.1%
 Lutheran2.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian9.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%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 Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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