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Bethesda, MD vs Lake Forest, IL

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- People living in Lake Forest are 13.8% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock54.4%49.4%
 Baptist4.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic14.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran1.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist3.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.6%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock2.7%0.7%
 Eastern1.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.4%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 Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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