2025 Compare Cities Religion:
Fairfax, VA vs Bethesda, MD

Change Cities
Highlights
- People living in Bethesda are 2.4% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Fairfax
 Fairfax, VABethesda, MDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock40.6%49.4%
 Baptist1.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Catholic20.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.3%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Methodist4.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.6%1.7%
 Other Christian11.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock3.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.3%0.9%
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

   |    Reply

Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

   |    Reply

Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Fairfax

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

   |    Reply

Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Bethesda


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.