2025 Compare Cities Religion:
Portland, OR vs Reading, PA

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- People living in Reading are 18.7% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Portland
 Portland, ORReading, PAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.4%49.4%
 Baptist0.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic7.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.4%2.1%
 Lutheran2.0%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.4%1.9%
 Methodist1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock7.0%1.7%
 Other Christian9.2%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.2%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 Reading    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 11 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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