Tinark
Active member
Portland is the #1 most Godless city in the U.S.
There have been no mass tragedies (deaths above 25 in any single event) in Portland since its founding in 2/8/1851 - the most deaths in any single event was the Columbus Day Storm of 1962, which only killed ~12 in Portland:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day_Storm_of_1962
It also has a really high quality of life and standard of living:
Forbes ranks it #3 best city for businesses and careers:
http://www.forbes.com/places/or/portland/
It is the only US city ranked in the top 25 in the world in quality of life surveys and rankings:
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/na...ife-survey-2015-ranks-world-cities-livability
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/survey-seeking-quality-life-move-portland-n174241
Violent crime is low for cities of this size (bottom 20%). It has much lower violent crime rate than the following bible belt cities
Memphis, TN
Nashville, TN
Atlanta, GA
Houston, TX
New Orleans, LA
Tulsa, OK
Wichita, KS
Oklahoma City, OK
Dallas, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Mobile, AL
Louisville Metro, KY
Omaha, NE
Fort Worth, TX
San Antonio, TX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_crime_rate_(2014)
The mass shooting rate is far lower compared to other areas in the US:
http://www.oregonlive.com/data/2015/10/where_do_americans_die_by_gunf.html
Surprise, surprise: statistics show Portland is the most religiously-unaffiliated metro area in the United States.
About 42 percent of residents in the City of Roses and surrounding suburbs self-identify as religiously unaffiliated, according to a survey released this week by the Public Religion Research Institute.
There have been no mass tragedies (deaths above 25 in any single event) in Portland since its founding in 2/8/1851 - the most deaths in any single event was the Columbus Day Storm of 1962, which only killed ~12 in Portland:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day_Storm_of_1962
It also has a really high quality of life and standard of living:
Forbes ranks it #3 best city for businesses and careers:
http://www.forbes.com/places/or/portland/
It is the only US city ranked in the top 25 in the world in quality of life surveys and rankings:
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/na...ife-survey-2015-ranks-world-cities-livability
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/survey-seeking-quality-life-move-portland-n174241
Violent crime is low for cities of this size (bottom 20%). It has much lower violent crime rate than the following bible belt cities
Memphis, TN
Nashville, TN
Atlanta, GA
Houston, TX
New Orleans, LA
Tulsa, OK
Wichita, KS
Oklahoma City, OK
Dallas, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Mobile, AL
Louisville Metro, KY
Omaha, NE
Fort Worth, TX
San Antonio, TX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_crime_rate_(2014)
The mass shooting rate is far lower compared to other areas in the US:
http://www.oregonlive.com/data/2015/10/where_do_americans_die_by_gunf.html