From October through December of 2017, there were 29 homes sold, with a median sale price of $480,000 - a 3.5% decrease over the $497,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 18 homes sold in Takoma Park in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Takoma Park for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $7,500, approximately 1.6% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Takoma Park to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laytonsville | 13 | 10 | 30% | $624,900 | $524,750 | 19.1% |
| Dickerson | 3 | 2 | 50% | $585,000 | $157,500 | 271.4% |
| Washington Grove | 1 | 0 | - | $545,000 | $0 | - |
| Rockville | 142 | 102 | 39.2% | $496,000 | $538,000 | -7.8% |
| Olney | 82 | 66 | 24.2% | $484,995 | $476,900 | 1.7% |
| Takoma Park | 29 | 18 | 61.1% | $480,000 | $497,500 | -3.5% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 11 | 7 | 57.1% | $469,000 | $628,000 | -25.3% |
| Silver Spring | 128 | 105 | 21.9% | $463,750 | $500,000 | -7.3% |
| Brinklow | 1 | 2 | -50% | $460,000 | $503,500 | -8.6% |
| Derwood | 39 | 24 | 62.5% | $460,000 | $423,500 | 8.6% |
| Gaithersburg | 150 | 139 | 7.9% | $452,750 | $420,000 | 7.8% |
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