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A town of 2,179, settled in 1878.
The best of Cabin John’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and health and an A for walkability; the weakest is a D for cost of living. 87% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cabin John, against 42% in Maryland’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of Maryland’s 329 towns score higher on incomes. Cabin John's schools rank ahead of 72% of Maryland towns. 32% of the land in Cabin John is conserved, above both Maryland’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 6 of Maryland’s 329 towns score higher on the outdoors. Cabin John Aqueduct is on the National Register of Historic Places. Cabin John has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cabin John beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Cabin John | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.6% | 9.9% |
Where Cabin John’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Cabin John is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,734 in 2000, 2,459 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1859 and 7 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cabin John. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw9 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw8 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw8 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw10 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw8 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Cabin John is unincorporated, so Montgomery County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Cabin John.
95% of Cabin John households live in a home they own. The typical Cabin John home is worth about $1,264,000, up 0.7% in a year, 3 times the Maryland typical home.
| Cabin John | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,501 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 95% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 8 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Cabin John. In Cabin John, 4.6% of adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cabin John is ahead of Maryland on 25 and behind on 2.
| Cabin John | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 4.6% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cabin John | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The national flood insurance program has paid 15 claims in Cabin John since 1979. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 91% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 63% come from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among 249 Maryland towns, just 7 have a higher trail network density than Cabin John. 4.8 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Cabin John Stream Valley Park, 106 acres with 2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cabin John Stream Valley Park | 2 mi | 106 |
| 2. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | — | 20 |
| 3. Seven Locks Local Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For residents in Cabin John, the share who live below the poverty line is 0.8%. Only 2% of working residents stay in Cabin John for work; the rest commute out. Its middle household income stands at $250,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 50, to 476.
| Cabin John | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 0.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summers in Cabin John are warm, and winters chilly. Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 26°; snowfall runs to about 6 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
36 within 15 miles of the center of Cabin John
About 1 of every 100 Cabin John residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Cabin John is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,459. Overlooking the Potomac River, it is a suburb of Washington, D.C.
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5 towns share a border with Cabin John.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin John | — | — | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Potomac | #40 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Glen Echo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brookmont | #17 | A+ | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Bethesda | #37 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
Cabin John has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Cabin John, Potomac, Brookmont and Bethesda report no FBI crime data of their own. Glen Echo isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cabin John with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
