2025 Compare Cities Religion:
Reading, PA vs Columbia, MO

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- People living in Columbia are 7.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Reading
 Reading, PAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock40.5%49.4%
 Baptist0.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic19.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran10.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist3.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.4%1.7%
 Other Christian4.7%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%0.9%
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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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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