Chevy Chase Section Three vs Garrett Park

A side-by-side comparison of Chevy Chase Section Three and Garrett Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Chevy Chase Section Three and Garrett Park are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chevy Chase Section Three has the higher population (985 vs 872 in Garrett Park). Both have a median household income of $250,001. Chevy Chase Section Three has the higher median home value ($1,583,900 vs $994,200 in Garrett Park).

Population, income & housing

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Garrett Park
Population	985	872
Median age	41.5 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$250,001
Median home value	$1,583,900	$994,200
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,750
Housing units	301	331
Homeownership rate	96.0%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	94.4%	88.1%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Garrett Park
Population	732 → 985 (+34.6%)	873 → 872 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$246,667 → $250,001 (+1.4%)	$187,778 → $250,001 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$1,085,800 → $1,583,900 (+45.9%)	$823,300 → $994,200 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	$1,568 → $2,750 (+75.4%)

Chevy Chase Section Three

Population

732985

Median household income

$246,667$250,001

Median home value

$1,085,800$1,583,900

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Garrett Park

Population

873872

Median household income

$187,778$250,001

Median home value

$823,300$994,200

Median gross rent

$1,568$2,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Garrett Park
Under 5	5.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	30.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	2.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	4.2%	4.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	19.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	20.4%
65 to 74	8.7%	14.1%
75 and over	7.4%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Garrett Park
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	9.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Garrett Park
No high school diploma	1.2%	0.3%
High school graduate	0.8%	1.7%
Some college or associate's	3.6%	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	64.1%	60.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Garrett Park
Drove alone	48.8%	31.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	1.3%
Public transit	2.3%	9.3%
Walked	2.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.1%	55.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Garrett Park
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Garrett Park
Poverty rate	2.6%	0.9%
Average household size	3.29	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1938	1952