In August 2017, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $650,000 - a 20.4% increase over the $540,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Ashton-Sandy Spring in August 2016, as well.
The median sales tax in Ashton-Sandy Spring for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $6,374, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for August 2017.
The following table compares Ashton-Sandy Spring to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2017:
| City | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | Aug. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potomac | 38 | 59 | -35.6% | $960,500 | $1,040,000 | -7.6% |
| Darnestown | 7 | 5 | 40% | $822,500 | $632,500 | 30% |
| North Bethesda | 32 | 28 | 14.3% | $737,000 | $682,750 | 7.9% |
| South Kensington | 14 | 8 | 75% | $696,200 | $722,000 | -3.6% |
| Laytonsville | 3 | 5 | -40% | $695,000 | $495,000 | 40.4% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 7 | 7 | 0% | $650,000 | $540,000 | 20.4% |
| Rockville | 47 | 53 | -11.3% | $636,000 | $600,000 | 6% |
| Garrett Park | 6 | 6 | 0% | $617,500 | $589,500 | 4.7% |
| North Potomac | 9 | 20 | -55% | $585,000 | $608,000 | -3.8% |
| Takoma Park | 11 | 16 | -31.3% | $560,000 | $514,500 | 8.8% |
| Silver Spring | 42 | 58 | -27.6% | $532,887.50 | $491,250 | 8.5% |
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