In April 2017, there were 24 homes sold, with a median sale price of $393,000 - a 15.6% increase over the $340,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 16 homes sold in Damascus in April 2016.
The median sales tax in Damascus for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,157, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for April 2017.
The following table compares Damascus to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2017:
| City | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | Apr. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kensington | 29 | 15 | 93.3% | $435,000 | $420,000 | 3.6% |
| Kemp Mill | 13 | 13 | 0% | $430,000 | $380,000 | 13.2% |
| Clarksburg | 21 | 10 | 110% | $429,900 | $407,500 | 5.5% |
| Dickerson | 3 | 1 | 200% | $420,000 | $600,000 | -30% |
| Aspen Hill | 45 | 32 | 40.6% | $400,000 | $397,250 | 0.7% |
| Damascus | 24 | 16 | 50% | $393,000 | $340,000 | 15.6% |
| Calverton | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $368,500 | $365,000 | 1% |
| Brookeville | 2 | 1 | 100% | $367,500 | $550,000 | -33.2% |
| White Oak | 7 | 10 | -30% | $362,000 | $385,750 | -6.2% |
| Wheaton-Glenmont | 56 | 40 | 40% | $354,500 | $329,500 | 7.6% |
| Burtonsville | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $339,000 | $349,000 | -2.9% |
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