ONE OF MARYLAND’S oldest
towns, Rockville is nonetheless a
quintessentially 21st-century American
suburb: From the busy Rockville Pike
with its big-box stores to its comfortable
homes and quiet cul-de-sacs, Rockville,
the second-largest city in Maryland, is a
study in contrasts. Rockville somehow
manages to be both a fitting setting for
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s burial site
(at Old St. Mary’s Church) as well as
an attractive magnet for vibrant new
immigrant communities. Rockville Town
Square, with its broad plaza, cutting-
edge library and pedestrian-friendly
shops and restaurants, serves as the
city’s downtown. In next-door North
Bethesda, Pike & Rose, a new multiuse
development, opened in 2014. The
neighborhood of restaurants, stores,
entertainment venues and housing
continues to grow, introducing a modern
vibe to the area at the corner of Rockville
Pike and Old Georgetown Road.
EDUCATION
High school graduate or
higher (percent of persons age 25+)
93%
Bachelor’s degree orhigher (percent of persons age 25+)
63.9%
INCOME
Median household
income $101,774
HOUSING
Median value of owner-
occupied housing units
$499,400
COMMUTE
Mean travel time to work
(workers age 16+)
31. 5 minutes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
#1
“BEST PLACES TO RAISE
A FAMILY”
Livability.com in 2016
“BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN
MARYLAND”
Money magazine in 2017
Rockville/
North Bethesda
Rockville TownSquare offers plentyof dining and shop-ping as well as astate-of-the-art publiclibrary.
POPULATION
66,940
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