Area data
Bethesda, MD — ZIP 20889
Population: 584 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 367.5 (+0.7% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,710/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,420/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 105.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.10/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, hail, heatWave, inlandFlooding, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 47.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 271
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 59
- Nearest national park
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (10 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery County Airpark (GAI) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 66
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 120
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 364,740
- Average weekly wage
- $1,688
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Health Care, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,491
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