Overviewa downtown that people walk
Life in Bethesda, MD
Its downtown is a genuine center, with restaurants by the dozen, a Metro station of its own on the Red Line, bookshops, theaters and the year-round hum of a place people actually walk. Ring that core with established residential streets, brick colonials, deep porches and mature canopy. Anchored by the National Institutes of Health and Walter Reed at its shoulder, and threaded by the Capital Crescent Trail toward Georgetown, Bethesda holds a deep pool of buyers and a consistently active market.
People move here for the schools and the station. They stay for the Saturday that does not require a car.
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Getting Around Bethesda
Drive and cycle times
| To | By car | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Reagan National | 36 min | 80 min |
| Dulles | 34 min | 165 min |
| Union Station | 43 min | 49 min |
| Downtown | 35 min | 43 min |
Nearest Metro
- Bethesda11 min walk
- Medical Center29 min walk
- Friendship Heights38 min walk
- Nearest Capital Bikeshare dock
- Bethesda Ave & Arlington Rd, 0.2 mi
Within half a mile
- Restaurant
- 12 or more
- Grocery
- 3
- Nightlife
- 2
- Entertainment
- 4
- Shopping
- 12 or more
- Beauty
- 12 or more
- Active
- 7
- Parks & Outdoors
- 4
Notable Neighborhoods in Bethesda
Schools in Bethesda, MD
Elementary
- PublicBurning Tree Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 479
- Share of Bethesda
- 22%
MCAP proficiencyELA73.8%Math70.4% - PublicWyngate Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 640
- Share of Bethesda
- 14.4%
MCAP proficiencyELA80.4%Math70.4% - PublicBradley Hills Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 474
- Share of Bethesda
- 13.8%
MCAP proficiencyELA84.3%Math81.6% - PublicWestbrook Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 468
- Share of Bethesda
- 12.3%
MCAP proficiencyELA76.3%Math69.8% - PublicBethesda Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 645
- Share of Bethesda
- 10.2%
MCAP proficiencyELA69.5%Math61.5% - PublicWood Acres Elementary
- Grades
- PK-5
- Students
- 609
- Share of Bethesda
- 10%
MCAP proficiencyELA88.7%Math85.1% - PublicBannockburn Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 446
- Share of Bethesda
- 9.7%
MCAP proficiencyELA86.5%Math81.4% - PublicSomerset Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 314
- Share of Bethesda
- 4%
MCAP proficiencyELA73.2%Math62.7% - PublicRosemary Hills Elementary
- Grades
- PK-2
- Students
- 499
- Share of Bethesda
- 1.7%
- PublicAshburton Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 871
- Share of Bethesda
- 1.3%
MCAP proficiencyELA62.8%Math61.1%
Middle
- PublicThomas W. Pyle Middle
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 1,259
- Share of Bethesda
- 55.5%
MCAP proficiencyELA88.2%Math75.9% - PublicWestland Middle
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 839
- Share of Bethesda
- 26.4%
MCAP proficiencyELA75.8%Math56.6% - PublicNorth Bethesda Middle
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 1,224
- Share of Bethesda
- 16%
MCAP proficiencyELA79.6%Math57.9% - PublicSilver Creek Middle
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 751
- Share of Bethesda
- 1.7%
MCAP proficiencyELA67.1%Math34.2%
High
- PublicWalt Whitman High
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 2,056
- Share of Bethesda
- 55.5%
MCAP proficiencyELA83.7%Math-- - PublicBethesda-Chevy Chase High
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 2,377
- Share of Bethesda
- 28.1%
MCAP proficiencyELA76.4%Math-- - PublicWalter Johnson High
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 3,016
- Share of Bethesda
- 16.4%
MCAP proficiencyELA85.1%Math--
Private
- PrivateAlef Bet Montessori School Inc.
- Grades
- PK-3
- Students
- 65
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateBethesda Country Day School
- Grades
- PK-K
- Students
- 146
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateCrestview Montessori School
- Grades
- PK-K
- Students
- 15
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateFernwood Montessori School
- Grades
- PK-5
- Students
- 70
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateGeorgetown Preparatory School
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 500
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateLittle Flower School
- Grades
- PK-8
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateNorwood School
- Grades
- PK-8
- Students
- 448
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateOur Lady of Lourdes School
- Grades
- PK-8
- Students
- 219
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateRochambeau-the French Intl School
- Grades
- PK-12
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateSt Bartholomews School
- Grades
- PK-8
- Students
- 165
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateSt Jane De Chantal School
- Grades
- PK-8
- Students
- 286
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateStone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
- Grades
- PK-12
- Students
- 770
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateThe Bethesda Montessori School
- Grades
- PK-K
- Students
- 80
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateThe Diener School
- Grades
- K-8
- Students
- 75
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateThe Family Academy of Bethesda
- Grades
- PK-K
- Students
- 78
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateThe Woods Academy
- Grades
- PK-8
- Students
- 309
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateWashington Episcopal School
- Grades
- PK-8
- Students
- 320
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateWashington Waldorf School
- Grades
- PK-12
- Students
- 274
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
- PrivateWhole Kids Academy
- Grades
- PK-K
- Students
- 131
- Share of Bethesda
- Located here
Demographics and Employment Data for Bethesda, MD
- $191,348
- Median household income
- 87%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 32%
- Households with children under 18
67,403Total population
5,082 / sq miPopulation density
43.4 yearsMedian age
48 / 52%Men vs women
Population by age group
Education level
- Less than high school971 (2.1%)
- High school graduate1,669 (3.6%)
- Some college or associate3,442 (7.3%)
- Bachelor's degree13,419 (28.5%)
- Graduate or professional27,507 (58.5%)
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