Overviewlong drives and deep setbacks
Life in Potomac, MD
Potomac is defined by its land: large lots, long drives, and houses set well back from the road. The village at its heart is small and unhurried, a crossroads that has been a crossroads since 1714, when it was called Offutts Crossroads, and took the name Potomac in 1881. Around it the roads run long between gateposts, and the houses sit back among the trees.
It is horse country, and it means it. The Potomac Hunt has ridden this ground since 1931, the county keeps thousands of horses across a hundred barns and more, and a protected agricultural buffer holds the rural edge in place.
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Getting Around Potomac
Drive and cycle times
| To | By car | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Reagan National | 33 min | 107 min |
| Dulles | 31 min | 186 min |
| Union Station | 42 min | 91 min |
| Downtown | 35 min | 82 min |
Nearest Metro
- North Bethesda137 min walk
- Twinbrook143 min walk
- Rockville121 min walk
- Nearest Capital Bikeshare dock
- Executive Blvd & E Jefferson St, 4.9 mi
Within half a mile
- Restaurant
- 7
- Grocery
- 2
- Nightlife
- 1
- Beauty
- 4
- Active
- 5
- Parks & Outdoors
- 1
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Schools in Potomac, MD
Elementary
- PublicPotomac Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 475
- Share of Potomac
- 28.1%
MCAP proficiencyELA79.8%Math78.4% - PublicCarderock Springs Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 363
- Share of Potomac
- 20.9%
MCAP proficiencyELA87.8%Math83.2% - PublicSeven Locks Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 376
- Share of Potomac
- 20.3%
MCAP proficiencyELA85.5%Math83.5% - PublicBeverly Farms Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 526
- Share of Potomac
- 10%
MCAP proficiencyELA84.8%Math75.5% - PublicBells Mill Elementary
- Grades
- PK-5
- Students
- 570
- Share of Potomac
- 8.6%
MCAP proficiencyELA82.1%Math73.3% - PublicWayside Elementary
- Grades
- PK-5
- Students
- 465
- Share of Potomac
- 4.7%
MCAP proficiencyELA83.7%Math81% - PublicAshburton Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 871
- Share of Potomac
- 3%
MCAP proficiencyELA62.8%Math61.1% - PublicCold Spring Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 362
- Share of Potomac
- 2.8%
MCAP proficiencyELA92.5%Math86.6% - PublicRitchie Park Elementary
- Grades
- K-5
- Students
- 342
- Share of Potomac
- 1.2%
MCAP proficiencyELA78.4%Math72.4%
Middle
- PublicHerbert Hoover Middle
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 930
- Share of Potomac
- 42.8%
MCAP proficiencyELA89%Math59.7% - PublicCabin John Middle
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 983
- Share of Potomac
- 31.7%
MCAP proficiencyELA83.3%Math59.9% - PublicThomas W. Pyle Middle
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 1,259
- Share of Potomac
- 21%
MCAP proficiencyELA88.2%Math75.9% - PublicNorth Bethesda Middle
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 1,224
- Share of Potomac
- 3%
MCAP proficiencyELA79.6%Math57.9% - PublicJulius West Middle
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 1,365
- Share of Potomac
- 1.3%
MCAP proficiencyELA60.3%Math39.1%
High
- PublicWinston Churchill High
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 2,185
- Share of Potomac
- 71.7%
MCAP proficiencyELA91.5%Math-- - PublicWalt Whitman High
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 2,056
- Share of Potomac
- 21%
MCAP proficiencyELA83.7%Math-- - PublicWalter Johnson High
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 3,016
- Share of Potomac
- 3%
MCAP proficiencyELA85.1%Math-- - PublicThomas S. Wootton High
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 1,870
- Share of Potomac
- 2.8%
MCAP proficiencyELA87%Math-- - PublicRichard Montgomery High
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 2,366
- Share of Potomac
- 1.3%
MCAP proficiencyELA73.5%Math--
Private
- PrivateBullis School
- Grades
- K-12
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateConnelly School of the Holy Child
- Grades
- 6-12
- Students
- 350
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateFeynman School
- Grades
- PK-8
- Students
- 51
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateGeneva Day School
- Grades
- PK-K
- Students
- 162
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateGeorgetown Hill Potomac Village
- Grades
- PK-K
- Students
- 170
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateGerman International School Washington Dc
- Grades
- PK-12
- Students
- 541
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateMc Lean School of Maryland
- Grades
- K-12
- Students
- 469
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateMuslim Community School/alim Academy
- Grades
- PK-11
- Students
- 159
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateOur Lady of Mercy School
- Grades
- PK-8
- Students
- 224
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivatePotomac Glen Day School
- Grades
- PK-K
- Students
- 100
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateSt Andrew's Episcopal School
- Grades
- PK-12
- Students
- 722
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateThe Harbor School
- Grades
- PK-3
- Students
- 63
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
- PrivateThe Manor Montessori School
- Grades
- PK-3
- Students
- 98
- Share of Potomac
- Located here
Demographics and Employment Data for Potomac, MD
- $239,205
- Median household income
- 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 37%
- Households with children under 18
46,230Total population
1,837 / sq miPopulation density
47 yearsMedian age
49 / 51%Men vs women
Population by age group
Education level
- Less than high school945 (3%)
- High school graduate1,293 (4%)
- Some college or associate2,718 (8.5%)
- Bachelor's degree9,418 (29.4%)
- Graduate or professional17,658 (55.1%)
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