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Bethesda is a mid-size city of 69,397 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 8 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
69,397people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,469/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
7"Snow
238Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 69,397
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,233 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Washington, DC
- 8 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,377/mo)
- Median rent $2,469/mo
- Median household income $192k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 87% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DCA airport
- 10 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 361 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,989 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 1,022 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 152 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+53 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk