Living in Chevy Chase

In Chevy Chase (Maryland) (E0555), unemployment is 2.5% (2024).

Chevy Chase numbered 691 residents at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 6.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population691people31 Dec 2024Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program

Median gross salary9,283EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent3,208EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate2.48%country median 4.6% — 46% belowOfficial source · api.census.gov

PM2.5, annual mean6.82µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Chevy Chase?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	3,973 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year detailed table B25065 (Census Reporter mirror of U.S. Census Bureau ACS table-based summary file)²Official
Median monthly rent	3,208 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official
Recorded property crimes	51 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Is Chevy Chase a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker39%strong on work, weak on housing · range 30–48%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on education · range 40–58%

Student36%strong on safety, weak on education · range 26–46%

Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–55%

Retirement36%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 25–47%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Chevy Chase?

The median gross salary is about 9,283 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Chevy Chase?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 2.48 % · api.census.gov⁴

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Chevy Chase is 2.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Chevy Chase 2.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	9,283 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.48 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	api.census.gov⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Chevy Chase?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,476of €6,530 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€6,530
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year detailed table B25065 (Census Reporter mirror of U.S. Census Bureau ACS table-based summary file) · 2020-12-31	− €3,973
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,476

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chevy Chase. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Chevy Chase. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	718.6 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Chevy Chase when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesChevy Chase highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457

Houston5,442

San Antonio5,218

Chicago4,012

Dallas4,010

Austin3,709

Fort Worth3,158

Phoenix3,125

New York City3,039

Chevy Chase2,455

Los Angeles2,212

San Diego2,082

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded violent crimes	0 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Chevy Chase's nearest airport was DCA, 17 km away and offered 91 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	91 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	DCA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Chevy Chase. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 3°C in January to 27.2°C in July. Chevy Chase's monthly precipitation totalled 72.8 mm in January and 109.9 mm in July. For Chevy Chase, average peak PM2.5 was 19.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Chevy Chase?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.82 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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25°14°

29°20°

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27°18°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Chevy Chase is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Chevy Chase 6.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.82 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.1 · Feb 9 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 20 · May 24.7 · Jun 29.5 · Jul 32 · Aug 31 · Sep 27.1 · Oct 20.8 · Nov 14.5 · Dec 9.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 9.1 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 17.8 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 1.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 19.6 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 26.3 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 16 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 5.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 72.8 · Feb 66.4 · Mar 88.9 · Apr 81.5 · May 100.2 · Jun 106.7 · Jul 109.9 · Aug 82.6 · Sep 99.8 · Oct 92.9 · Nov 73.8 · Dec 86.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	19.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.78 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,062 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	32 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	15.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Alexandria ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.5 °C, Marugame (Japan) ±1.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.8 °C, Lyon (France) ±2.5 °C, Villeurbanne (France) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Chevy Chase?

The published population was 691 people in July 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program¹¹

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,280 is not 13.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	13.55 %	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Foreign residents	1,280 people	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Population	691 people	31 Dec 2024	U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Chevy Chase

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

South Kensington as a Chevy Chase alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 0 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 10.8% (2024) South Kensington vs 13.6% (2020) Chevy Chaseno percentage
Median gross pay, city: €9,331 South Kensington vs €9,283 Chevy Chasesame level
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ South Kensington vs 6.8 µg/m³ Chevy Chasesame level

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Cities near Chevy Chase

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Bethesda 2.1 km away

Rent: 2,281 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 8,133 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

South Kensington 2.5 km away

Rent: 3,214 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 9,331 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Forest Glen 3.6 km away

Rent: 1,462 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,165 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Silver Spring 4.7 km away

Rent: 1,767 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,412 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

North Kensington 5.2 km away

Rent: 1,689 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,116 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Chevy Chase?

The published population was 691 people in July 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

Is the air quality good in Chevy Chase?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

What is the typical salary in Chevy Chase?

The median gross salary is about 9,283 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Chevy Chase?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (2024). Source: api.census.gov.

How many foreign residents live in Chevy Chase?

1,280 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is Chevy Chase a good place to live?

Chevy Chase may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Chevy Chase?

Bethesda, South Kensington, Forest Glen, The Parks At Walter Reed, Silver Spring are near Chevy Chase. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year detailed table B25065 (Census Reporter mirror of U.S. Census Bureau ACS table-based summary file) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-20
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
api.census.gov api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-26
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
download.geonames.org recorded crime data download.geonames.org · checked 2026-08-28
FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07

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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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