Living in Montgomery Village, MD
Suburb in Maryland
Montgomery Village is a suburb in Maryland, home to about 34,000 people, with 5.3 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, you can walk or take transit almost everywhere. Life moves at a very fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Montgomery Village a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 10 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Low natural disaster risk: 8 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Big job market: about 5.3 million people live within 31 mi
- Mild summers: highs around 82°F
👎 Cons
- Weaker public schools: test results well below the US average
- Cloudier than most places
- Few dog parks: 18 within 9 mi
Whether it's a good place for you depends on what you value. Take the quiz to see how Montgomery Village ranks against your own priorities.
Key facts
Living in Montgomery Village: common questions
What is the cost of living in Montgomery Village?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $388k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,840 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 109, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Montgomery Village?
Maryland collects about $1,897 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.79% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Montgomery Village safe?
Montgomery Village isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Montgomery Village?
Public schools in Montgomery Village test well below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 13 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Montgomery Village?
Montgomery Village has cold winters: winter days average around 42°F and summer days around 82°F, with roughly 33″ of snow a year.
Does Montgomery Village get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and heat waves: 8 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.19 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Montgomery Village?
The nearest major airport is IAD, about 22 mi away.
How Montgomery Village scores
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