Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Chevy Chase Village spent more per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar cities
Chevy Chase Village’s village government spent $4.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,437 per resident.
What stands out about how Chevy Chase Village is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$2,287 per resident in 2022: more than 94% of them
Chevy Chase Village’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,287 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 79 Maryland cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $808, and the middle half spent $441–$1,257. Chevy Chase Village spent more than 94% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Maryland cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Chevy Chase Village itself left out).
About $2,437 per resident a year, or $6.68 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 41%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Chevy Chase Village reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $2,287 · 2023: $2,437.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Chevy Chase Village’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Chevy Chase Village’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chevy Chase Village →
Who’s in charge in Chevy Chase Village
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 75 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,030).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Montgomery County Public Schools
Chevy Chase Village’s K–12 school district, shared with Barnesville, Brookeville, Chevy Chase Section Five, Chevy Chase Section Three, Chevy Chase and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,107 per pupil, $12,531 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Maryland districts overall: 47% local, 44% state, 9% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Chevy Chase Village’s votes are counted by county
Maryland reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Chevy Chase Village alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Montgomery County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat74.5%386,581 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican21.7%112,637 votesOthers: 3.9% (20,003 votes).
Most votes in Montgomery County: Kamala D Harris
Maryland: Harris 62.6%, Trump 34.1%
100% of Chevy Chase Village lies in Montgomery County. Every 2024 race in Montgomery County is on the county’s page.
Montgomery County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Chevy Chase Village.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Maryland House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3Maryland SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Maryland
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Chevy Chase Village compares with the towns next door
Chevy Chase Village spent $2,287 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $593 to $655. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase Section Three | $593 | $10,000+ |
| Martin's Additions | $655 | $10,000+ |
| Chevy Chase Village | $2,287 | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Chevy Chase Village’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Chevy Chase Village’s government
How much does Chevy Chase Village spend per resident?
About $2,437 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,287 was more than 94% of 79 Maryland cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Chevy Chase Village’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chevy Chase Village yet.
How did Chevy Chase Village vote in 2024?
Maryland counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Chevy Chase Village alone. Montgomery County, where 100% of Chevy Chase Village lies, voted Harris 74.5%, Trump 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Chevy Chase Village?
27 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $214,102 (about $2.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Chevy Chase Village in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Jeff Waldstreicher) and House of Delegates District 18 (Aaron Kaufman, Emily Shetty and Jared Solomon). The House of Delegates district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →