In December 2017, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $612,550 - a 16% decrease over the $729,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 15 homes sold in South Kensington in December 2016.
The median sales tax in South Kensington for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $7,536, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for December 2017.
The following table compares South Kensington to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2017:
| City | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laytonsville | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $720,000 | $489,000 | 47.2% |
| Garrett Park | 1 | 1 | 0% | $711,250 | $755,000 | -5.8% |
| North Bethesda | 18 | 32 | -43.8% | $661,500 | $692,750 | -4.5% |
| Dickerson | 2 | 1 | 100% | $630,000 | $125,000 | 404% |
| North Potomac | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $615,000 | $637,875 | -3.6% |
| South Kensington | 10 | 15 | -33.3% | $612,550 | $729,000 | -16% |
| North Kensington | 8 | 18 | -55.6% | $549,950 | $380,000 | 44.7% |
| Rockville | 39 | 46 | -15.2% | $549,000 | $557,500 | -1.5% |
| Derwood | 16 | 12 | 33.3% | $480,000 | $370,597 | 29.5% |
| Takoma Park | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $474,500 | $475,000 | -0.1% |
| Olney | 25 | 26 | -3.8% | $465,000 | $450,000 | 3.3% |
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