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Bethesda, MD vs Palm Desert, CA

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- People living in Palm Desert are 5.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.1%49.4%
 Baptist4.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Catholic14.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.5%2.1%
 Lutheran1.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist3.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern1.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.5%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 Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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