In November 2017, there were 62 homes sold, with a median sale price of $919,500 - a 0.2% increase over the $918,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 36 homes sold in Bethesda in November 2016.
The median sales tax in Bethesda for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $9,814, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for November 2017.
The following table compares Bethesda to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in November 2017:
| City | Nov. 2017 Home Sales | Nov. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2017 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 11 | 9 | 22.2% | $992,000 | $1,250,000 | -20.6% |
| Bethesda | 62 | 36 | 72.2% | $919,500 | $918,000 | 0.2% |
| Travilah | 7 | 5 | 40% | $910,000 | $1,059,061 | -14.1% |
| Potomac | 31 | 22 | 40.9% | $810,000 | $852,500 | -5% |
| South Kensington | 6 | 8 | -25% | $767,500 | $644,500 | 19.1% |
| Boyds | 1 | 0 | - | $710,000 | $0 | - |
| Darnestown | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $672,400 | $541,500 | 24.2% |
| Laytonsville | 6 | 2 | 200% | $637,400 | $629,700 | 1.2% |
| North Bethesda | 22 | 15 | 46.7% | $637,000 | $730,000 | -12.7% |
| North Potomac | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $585,500 | $727,000 | -19.5% |
| Takoma Park | 8 | 5 | 60% | $531,000 | $520,000 | 2.1% |
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