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North Chevy Chase is a tiny town of 746 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It's about 7 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $3k a month.
746people
$1.2MTypical home
$3,472/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
229Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 746
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,431 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Washington, DC
- 7 mi to Washington, DC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,646/mo)
- Median rent $3,472/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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 40
- 44% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DCA airport
- 11 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,957 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 1,016 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 158 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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