Housing data for Chevy Chase, MD

Chevy Chase, MD has an estimated 2,906 residents and 1,008 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Montgomery County.

6.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−2.3%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
2,906 (±43)
Housing units
1,008 (±66)
Households that rent
6.3%
Median gross rent
$3,500 or more
Residents since 2015–2019
−2.3%

What stands out in Chevy Chase

Median home value: $1,670,600 (±$84,779) in Chevy Chase, higher than in Montgomery County ($640,300).

Households that rent: 6.3% (±3.8 points) in Chevy Chase, lower than in Montgomery County (34.7%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±7.1 points) in Chevy Chase, lower than in Montgomery County (33.3%).

Homes built before 1980: 83.7% (±8.0 points) in Chevy Chase, higher than in Montgomery County (49.3%).

Housing in Chevy Chase at a glance

  • Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 8.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 6.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $250,000 or more median household income
  • Home values: $1,670,600 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $4,000 or more median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 98.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 83.7% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 87.4% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 28.5 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −2.3% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 11.6% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Chevy Chase against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Chevy ChaseMontgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
Residents2,906 (±43)1,065,949 (exact)6,206,011 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,008 (±66)406,531 (±227)2,560,784 (±424)143,775,355
Households that rent6.3% (±3.8 points)34.7% (±0.6 points)32.4% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$3,500 or more$2,068 (±$20)$1,705 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$250,000 or more$132,450 (±$2,073)$103,678 (±$597)$80,734
Median home value$1,670,600 (±$84,779)$640,300 (±$5,098)$419,900 (±$1,385)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$10,000 or more$5,539 (±$62)$4,093 (±$21)$3,119
Built before 198083.7% (±8.0 points)49.3% (±0.7 points)51.2% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute28.5 minutes (±2.0)31.9 minutes (±0.4)31.1 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband97.6% (±3.9 points)95.7% (±0.3 points)92.4% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents49.5 years (±2.4)40.2 years (±0.2)39.4 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Chevy Chase covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 6,249 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Chevy Chase has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents2,973 (±17)2,906 (±43)−2.3%Measurable decrease
Housing units1,044 (±47)1,008 (±66)−3.4%Not a measurable change
Median home value$1,290,200 (±$70,665)$1,670,600 (±$84,779)+29.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent5.5% (±2.7 points)6.3% (±3.8 points)+0.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±40.0 points)0.0% (±43.1 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Montgomery County

Chevy Chase has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Montgomery County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Montgomery County recorded 169 violent and 1,549 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Chevy Chase

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Chevy Chase Section Five0.5 mi$3,500 or more$1,643,10010.6%
Chevy Chase Section Three0.5 mi$3,500 or more$1,605,6004.2%
Martin's Additions0.8 mi$2,303$1,535,2006.6%
Chevy Chase (community)0.9 mi$3,500 or more$1,245,00024.1%
Chevy Chase Village0.9 mi$3,500 or more$2,000,000 or more3.7%
Somerset1.3 mi$3,500 or more$1,775,00012.2%
Friendship Heights Village1.3 mi$2,289$484,30061.4%
North Chevy Chase1.5 mi$3,472$1,212,5007.9%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Chevy Chase, fiscal year 2027

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$2,111$2,204$2,438$3,107$3,658

HUD income limits for Chevy Chase, fiscal year 2026

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$34,900$58,150$74,800
2 people$39,900$66,450$85,450
3 people$44,900$74,750$96,150
4 people$49,850$83,050$106,800
5 people$53,850$89,700$115,350
6 people$57,850$96,350$123,900
7 people$61,850$103,000$132,450
8 people$65,850$109,650$141,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $166,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Chevy Chase

What is the median household income in Chevy Chase?

The median household income in Chevy Chase is $250,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Chevy Chase, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $1,670,600 (±$84,779) for owner-occupied homes in Chevy Chase (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Chevy Chase?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Chevy Chase, MD is $4,000 or more a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Chevy Chase?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Chevy Chase, MD is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Chevy Chase?

Chevy Chase, MD has an estimated 1,008 (±66) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Chevy Chase?

83.7% of homes in Chevy Chase, MD were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Chevy Chase growing?

In Chevy Chase, the number of residents went from 2,973 in 2015–2019 to 2,906 in 2020–2024 (−2.3%), a measurable decrease.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Chevy Chase town, Maryland (place:16620, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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