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Chesapeake, VA vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- People living in Gaithersburg are 1.4% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock40.6%49.4%
 Baptist12.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Catholic6.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Methodist6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.6%1.7%
 Other Christian7.3%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock3.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.2%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.3%0.9%
Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 11 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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