Friendship Heights VillageMD
Today 4,002 people live in this town, first settled in 1900.
Why does Friendship Heights Village grade so well?
Plenty to like here, at a price. On health it is strong (A+). Walkability is another plus (A+). What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $484K, 3.8 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking 35th of 259 in Maryland. Set against the rest, it does better than 93% of U.S. towns. Only 11 of Maryland’s 329 towns score lower on history. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or older in Friendship Heights Village, where Maryland’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
How Friendship Heights Village grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Friendship Heights Village is from typical.
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What makes Friendship Heights Village stand out
Where Friendship Heights Village beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Friendship Heights Village | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3% | 9.9% |
Friendship Heights Village has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
4,698 counted in 2010 and 5,360 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Friendship Heights Village.
Friendship Heights Village has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in Maryland, draws workers from Washington and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Maryland.
Fewer of Friendship Heights Village’s adults have obesity than in the typical Maryland or U.S. town
Its widest gap with Maryland is tooth loss: 3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.9% statewide.
Friendship Heights Village: 30% of adults feel lonely. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Friendship Heights Village. Also worth knowing: on the CDC’s 32 measures, Friendship Heights Village is ahead of Maryland on 23 and behind on 2.
| Friendship Heights Village | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 4.8% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Friendship Heights Village | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.6% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
40% of Friendship Heights Village’s commuters take transit to work
4,225 jobs are based in Friendship Heights Village, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 35% of working residents cross a state line to work, Arlington among the top destinations.
Only 3% of working residents stay in Friendship Heights Village for work; the rest commute out. Friendship Heights Village’s median household income comes in at $119,000. Jobs based in Friendship Heights Village grew to 4,225 in 2023, 664 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Washington (35%), Bethesda (11%) and Rockville (3%).
| Friendship Heights Village | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: very low risk in Friendship Heights Village, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to heat waves. Friendship Heights Village’s FEMA risk score is 3 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Friendship Heights Village
The Dalecarlia Rsvr weather station records that about 44 days a year reach 90°, the #2 highest of 536 Maryland places with climate records.
Winters in Friendship Heights Village are chilly and summers warm. Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 26°; snowfall runs to about 6 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Friendship Heights Village, 4.9% of the land is conserved
Trails run 0.1 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Friendship Heights Village | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Willoughby Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Friendship Heights Village sells for about $362K at the median
In Friendship Heights Village, nearly two in five households are owner-occupiers. The median rent for Friendship Heights Village comes to $2,289 a month. A home in Friendship Heights Village typically sold within 87 days of listing.
| Friendship Heights Village | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 39% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,289 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Friendship Heights Village
White House and 284 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Friendship Heights Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw6 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw6 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw6 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw6 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw6 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearPhoto credits
White 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
Moving to Friendship Heights Village: who provides what
Friendship Heights Village 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.
Every workday, about 4,181 people come to Friendship Heights Village for work
Where Friendship Heights Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
37 within 15 miles of the center of Friendship Heights Village
About 7 of every 100 Friendship Heights Village residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
About Friendship Heights Village
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Friendship Heights Village is an urbanized, unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is distinct from the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Friendship Heights. Friendship Heights Village is a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 5,360 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1900
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 305 ft
Friendship Heights Village’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Friendship Heights Village.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Heights Village | #35 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Bethesda | #37 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Somerset | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
Somerset has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Friendship Heights Village, Bethesda and Somerset report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Friendship Heights Village with a neighbor →
Questions about Friendship Heights Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Friendship Heights Village, MD a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Friendship Heights Village grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #35 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Friendship Heights Village, MD expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $484,000, 14% above the Maryland typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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