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Aiken, SC vs Bethesda, MD

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- People living in Bethesda are 20.7% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Aiken
 Aiken, SCBethesda, MDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock40.6%49.4%
 Baptist31.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Catholic5.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Methodist4.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.6%1.7%
 Other Christian10.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock3.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.3%0.9%
Reviews for Aiken    34 Reviews

I'm going on 3 years living in Aiken. Moving here not having any family or friends was difficult. I'm thankful for the people I have met who now feel like lifelong  More

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Aiken is a magical place. It is beautiful and historic, has all the amenities, and Hitchcock Woods is a treasure! I feel blessed to have lived in Aiken for 3 years. As a  More

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Aiken is a unique town to visit or live in. I've lived in Toronto, ON Canada, Lynchburg, VA and in Aiken. I am 24 years old and moved here from VA just over two years  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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