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Home values, rents and more in Bethesda, MD

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$1,126,000
Metro: $570,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.3%
Metro: +0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,971/mo
Metro: $2,407 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+0.8%
Metro: +1.6% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
69,397
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$192,237
Metro: $126,684 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Bethesda, MD, shaded by typical home valueBethesda20817221012081520016208142081620895200152000820818
  • Under $630k
  • $630k–$810k
  • $810k–$1.1M
  • $1.1M–$1.3M
  • $1.3M+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Bethesda, MD, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Bethesda is outlined.

How Bethesda compares

The typical home in Bethesda, MD is worth about $1,126,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Bethesda are 2.0 times the typical value in the Washington metro area ($570,000) and 3.1 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Bethesda rose 1.3%, compared with +0.2% in the Washington metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,971 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 23% above the Washington metro area ($2,407) and 1.5 times the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 0.8% over the past year.

The median household income is $192,237, against $126,684 in the Washington metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 69,397 people live in Bethesda (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Bethesda has the 13th-highest typical home value of the 157 cities in the Washington metro area and the 6th-highest of 278 in Maryland with Zillow figures.

Part of: Montgomery County, MD · Washington metro area · Maryland

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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