Everything you need to know if you’re thinking of moving to Bethesda Maryland!
I’ve done a bunch of videos on Bethesda -“pros & cons”, “7 things I love” and “Avoid Bethesda” – why you may not want to move here. But this video is different. Bethesda is huge and if you don’t know it, it can be very confusing. So, In this video, I’m going to tell you about the 3 different parts of Bethesda to help you choose where you want to live.
Bethesda had 3 main zip codes- 20814, 20816, and 20817 so today we’ll go over each one – where it’s located, prices of housing, the commute to DC, whether each area is close to metro, current schools and their rankings and some special fun facts about each part of Bethesda so you can make the best choice for you.
Let’s start w 20816:
Smallest of the 3 population 18,208
Mostly residential
Borders DC
Very expensive 900,000- 4 million
Median Household Income
$216,604
-Distance to metro- Closest one is Friendship Heights. Just across the border.
-Schools Walt Whitman #1 and BCC #13 in Maryland in 2021 according to US news and World report
- parks Local parks Sangamore, Westmoreland Hills
- Shopping Westwood shopping center and Sumner Place
20814
Population 29,642
Parts have a more urban feel
Borders Chevy chase Md to the south, Kensington to the east and north Bethesda to the north
Median Household Income
$127,223
Downtown Bethesda and Bethesda row.
Housing $700k-5.3 mill
20817
Population 38240
Biggest zip code of the 3
Borders both 20816 and 20817 with north Bethesda and Potomac to the north and west and cabin john, a small independent neighborhood to the southwest
Old Georgetown rd separates 20814 and 20817
Farthest out from DC
Has some more affordable neighborhoods (still expensive)
- Housing 700-900 or up to 5.5 mill
- Parks
- Shopping Westfield Montgomery mall
Median Household Income
$203,557