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Bethesda, MD vs Paramus, NJ

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- People living in Paramus are 24.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDParamus, NJUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock65.1%49.4%
 Baptist4.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Catholic14.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.2%2.1%
 Lutheran1.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Methodist3.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.5%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock4.3%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 Paramus    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

My siblings and I are products of the Paramus Public School system and I am an attorney, my sister is a doctor and my brother is finishing his MBA. Many of my high  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and it is a fabulous place to live. Community oriented - great schools and great  More

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