Portland, MI vs South Bend, IN: City Score compared

Portland, MI scores 31 and South Bend, IN scores 33 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 2 points apart. Each city is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	Portland, MI	South Bend, IN
City Score	31	33
Condition (public data)	31	35
Movement (how the church is moving)	30	31
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Portland is up against	49	61
Where grace is growing	9	28
Marriage & family	44	20
Christian liberty	21	52

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	Portland, MI	South Bend, IN
Overall	34, Drifting	45, Stirring
The Church	9, Barren	19, Barren
The Family	43, Mending	20, Broken
Education	30, Wandering	89, Wise
Government	15, Oppressive	47, Unsettled
Media	43, Negative	47, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	34, Worldly	20, Corrupt
Business	6, Greedy	54, Fair
Compassion	95, Abounding	61, Merciful

City Score over the last 3 weeks

Week	Portland, MI	South Bend, IN
2026-W44	22	36
2026-W45	32	38
2026-W46	32	38

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