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Chevy Chase, MD vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda spends 0.0% less per student than Chevy Chase.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Bethesda than in Chevy Chase. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chevy Chase
 Chevy Chase, MDBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.1.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.93.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree32.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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