ZIP 20815 · Chevy Chase, Maryland

Population

30,505 people call ZIP 20815 home.

30,505

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 28% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$2,488

a month. Maryland's median is $1,705.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$1,280–$1,919

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $2,488 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 83% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.2% to the 14,039 homes here.

43–175

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 208% more than Maryland's.

$1,294,200

median home value in ZIP 20815.

• $1,294,200 ZIP 20815
• $419,900 Maryland
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year