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Bethesda, MD vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- People living in Santa Cruz are 8.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock31.7%49.4%
 Baptist4.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic14.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.4%2.1%
 Lutheran1.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Methodist3.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.7%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.4%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 Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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