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A town of 9,445.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Chevy Chase grades A overall, 44th among Maryland's 259 graded towns. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates. The median household earns $212K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $1.2 million, 9.8 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. 84% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Chevy Chase, where Maryland’s towns sit at 42% and U.S. towns at 29%. Chevy Chase is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 19 of Maryland’s 329 towns do better.
Where Chevy Chase beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Chevy Chase | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.7% | 9.9% |
14.2% of the town is conserved land, across 8 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Chevy Chase is from typical.
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The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1893 and 5 maps from 1945 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chevy Chase. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw7 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw8 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw8 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw8 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw7 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
Chevy Chase 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 Chevy Chase.
Chevy Chase has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in Maryland, sends many workers across the state line to Arlington and has less tooth loss than most of Maryland.
4.2 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The trail density in Chevy Chase is 1.8 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, 143 acres with 1.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rock Creek Stream Valley Park | 1.8 mi | 143 |
| 2. Woodend Nature Sanctuary | 1.3 mi | 40 |
| 3. North Chevy Chase Park | 0.7 mi | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Montgomery County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Chevy Chase ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 237 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Maryland is tooth loss: 2.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.9% statewide.
10% of adults report frequent mental distress in Chevy Chase. Only 7 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Chevy Chase. 9.1% of adults report frequent physical distress in Chevy Chase.
| Chevy Chase | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 4.8% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Chevy Chase | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chevy Chase.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Dalecarlia Rsvr weather station records that about 44 days a year reach 90°, the #2 highest of 536 Maryland places with climate records.
Chevy Chase has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
25% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations. 40.6% of workers work from home, against 19.3% across Maryland.
4.3% of Chevy Chase residents live below the poverty line. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 6 have a higher median household income than Chevy Chase. 41% of Chevy Chase workers work from home.
| Chevy Chase | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 41% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $212,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
36 within 15 miles of the center of Chevy Chase
About 6 of every 100 Chevy Chase residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
16 notable people were born in Chevy Chase.
Various neighboring areas in Maryland, United States
Chevy Chase () is the colloquial name of an area that includes a town, several incorporated villages, and an unincorporated census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland; and one adjoining neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. Most of these derive from a late-19th-century effort to create a new suburb that its developer dubbed Chevy Chase after a colonial land patent. Primarily residential, Chevy Chase adjoins Friendship Heights, a popular shopping district. It is the home of the Chevy Chase Club and Columbia Country Club, private clubs whose members include many prominent politicians and Washingtonians. The name is derived from Cheivy Chace, the name of the land pate…
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6 towns share a border with Chevy Chase.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | #44 | A | D− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Silver Spring | #76 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
| South Kensington | #47 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Bethesda | #37 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Chevy Chase Section Five | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin's Additions | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chevy Chase | #25 | A+ | D | — | B+ | A+ |
Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, South Kensington, Bethesda and Chevy Chase report no FBI crime data of their own. Chevy Chase Section Five and Martin's Additions aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chevy Chase with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Chevy Chase grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #44 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
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−.
Chevy Chase has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 16 notable people were born here, including Hilary Rhoda and Gayle King.
