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Bethesda, MD vs Santa Monica, CA

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- People living in Santa Monica are 12.8% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock53.4%49.4%
 Baptist4.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic14.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.6%2.1%
 Lutheran1.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Methodist3.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian6.5%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%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 Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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