Real estate in Crestview is considered attractive as it is located within the highly desirable area of Bethesda, close to Washington DC, while being far more affordable than other areas of Bethesda. Medium sales prices of real estate in Crestview range from $500,000 to $600,000, and while these homes may have higher value than similar dwellings in other parts of the state, this bracket is significantly more affordable than homes in Sumner or Woodacres, where average prices have surged past the one-million-dollar mark.

Streets within the subdivision include Baltimore Avenue, Montgomery Avenue, Bayard Boulevard, Jamestown Road, Westway Drive, Crescent Street, Leroy Place, Earlston Drive, Berkley Street, Allan Road, Flint Drive, Rodman Road, Park Avenue, and Keokuk Street.

Crestview is home to Westbrook Elementary School, as well as a Montessori preschool and the Westmoreland Children's Center, and may be attractive to young families for that reason alone. It is also the location of Soorp Khatch Armenian Apostolic Church (on Flint Drive).

Crestview is served by Massachusetts Avenue (Maryland Route 396), River Road (Maryland Route 190), and Western Avenue NW.