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West Des Moines, IA vs Portland, ME

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- People living in Portland are 31.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in West Des Moines

Religion
 West Des Moines, IAPortland, MEUnited States
 Percent Religious59.9%28.7%49.4%
 Baptist0.6%1.0%8.2%
 Episcopalian0.1%1.7%0.6%
 Catholic12.5%13.8%19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ1.2%0.7%2.1%
 Lutheran23.5%0.7%2.4%
 Pentecostal0.8%0.8%1.9%
 Methodist7.6%1.7%4.0%
 Presbyterian1.0%3.4%1.7%
 Other Christian12.6%3.0%6.7%
 Judaism0.0%0.7%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%0.4%0.5%
 Islam0.0%0.3%0.9%

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 15 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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ZIPS IN WEST DES MOINES, IOWA
50265 50266
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, MAINE
04103 04102 04101 04108 04109 04019

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