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Lake Forest, CA vs Bethesda, MD

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- People living in Bethesda are 5.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CABethesda, MDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock40.6%49.4%
 Baptist2.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Catholic27.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.3%2.1%
 Lutheran1.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Methodist0.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.6%1.7%
 Other Christian6.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock3.2%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.3%0.9%
Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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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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