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Chevy Chase, MD vs Washington, DC

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- The median age of a home in Chevy Chase is 61.0% younger than the median age of a home in Washington.
 Chevy Chase, MDWashington, DCUnited States
 Median Home Age41  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$644,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock31.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.46.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.7$11.0
 Homes Owned95.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented3.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Chevy Chase, MDWashington, DCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,400$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,110  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,710$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,450  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,430$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,650  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Chevy Chase, MDWashington, DCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Chevy Chase, MDWashington, DCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock12.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock24.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99910.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock13.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,99921.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock3.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Chevy Chase, MDWashington, DCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.9%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19892.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock6.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19690.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock32.9%12.2%
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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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