Portland, OR vs South Bend, WA: City Score compared

Portland, OR scores 30 and South Bend, WA scores 32 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, ORSouth Bend, WA
City Score3032
Condition (public data)2832
Movement (how the church is moving)3331
StatusLibertyLiberty
What Portland is up against7770
Where grace is growing2216
Marriage & family3333
Christian liberty3349

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 areaPortland, ORSouth Bend, WA
Overall 37, Drifting 28, Drifting
The Church 12, Barren 13, Barren
The Family 33, Divided 33, Divided
Education 44, Searching 23, Wandering
Government 32, Restrictive 59, Unsettled
Media 48, Negative 39, Scornful
Arts & Entertainment 37, Worldly 28, Worldly
Business 38, Tightfisted 17, Greedy
Compassion 55, Stirring 14, Hardened

City Score over the last 4 weeks

WeekPortland, ORSouth Bend, WA
2026-W4331—
2026-W443225
2026-W453334
2026-W463234

Every number behind each

More comparisons

See how the church is moving in Portland and South Bend

JoyProject is free on iPhone and Android.