Bethesda, MD
Population: 59,849
Population, age 50+: 23,650
Population growth, age 50+: 18.34%
Taxes
  City stats
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)
4.75%
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)
2.00%
Retirement tax break from state? Yes
State property taxes Average
Sales tax 5.00%
State gas tax
(cents per gallon)
23.5
Housing
  City stats
Median home price $790,000
Home price gain
(2004-2005)
24.40%
Financial
  City stats
Median household income
(per year)
$109,417
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state)
$2,813
Quality of life
  City stats
Air quality index
(% of days AQI ranked as good)
74.4%
Personal crime risk
(100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
56
Property crime risk
(100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
121
Personal crime incidents
(per 100,000)
256
Property crime incidents
(per 100,000)
2,314
Leisure and culture
  City stats
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)
66
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)
6,971
Bars
(within 15 miles)
104
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)
91
Libraries
(within 15 miles)
200
Museums (accredited by AAM
within 30 miles)
26
Colleges, universities and professional schools 34
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) 6
Weather
  City stats
Annual precipitation
(inches)
45.11
Clear days 96
High temp in July ° F 89.1°
Low temp in Jan ° F 23.9°
Health***
  City stats
Hospitals
(within 30 miles)
136
Doctors' offices 1,640
Body mass index
(avg. for residents)
26
Cancer mortality
(per 100,000, age-adjusted)
141.5
Cardiac mortality
(per 100,000)
172.0
Meet the neighbors
  City stats
Median age 42.6
Completed at least some college
(% of residents)
72.6%
Married 56.6%
Divorced 7.2%
***County data
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