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Salem, OR vs San Jose, CA

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- People living in San Jose are 1.4% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Salem
 Salem, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock44.6%49.4%
 Baptist0.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Catholic20.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran1.8%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian11.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.1%0.9%
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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