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Lake Forest, IL vs Bethesda, MD

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- People living in Bethesda are 13.8% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILBethesda, MDUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock40.6%49.4%
 Baptist1.9%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Catholic31.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.3%2.1%
 Lutheran3.2%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.7%1.9%
 Methodist1.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.6%1.7%
 Other Christian8.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock3.2%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.3%0.9%
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  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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