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Pennington, NJ vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda has 53% more violent crime than Pennington.
- Bethesda has 50% more property crime than Pennington.
 Pennington, NJBethesda, MDUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock14.122.7
 Property Crime10.9  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Pennington    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It seems like a very nice town, but we since we just moved in, it's too early to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Cost of property taxes even with the recent reevaluation is making living in Pennington unrealistic. Most of our neighbors are moving 3 miles away to Yardley PA where  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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