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Bethesda, MD vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- People living in Athens-Clarke County are 2.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock38.1%49.4%
 Baptist4.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Catholic14.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.3%2.1%
 Lutheran1.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Methodist3.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.2%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Eastern1.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%0.9%
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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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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