From July through September of 2017, there were 151 homes sold, with a median sale price of $535,775 - a 7.9% increase over the $496,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 166 homes sold in Silver Spring in the third quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Silver Spring for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $5,050, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Silver Spring to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2017:
| City | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Potomac | 41 | 45 | -8.9% | $639,900 | $650,000 | -1.6% |
| Garrett Park | 8 | 10 | -20% | $630,000 | $603,265 | 4.4% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 18 | 23 | -21.7% | $592,500 | $575,000 | 3% |
| Rockville | 172 | 162 | 6.2% | $583,500 | $551,750 | 5.8% |
| Takoma Park | 44 | 55 | -20% | $580,000 | $500,000 | 16% |
| Silver Spring | 151 | 166 | -9% | $535,775 | $496,500 | 7.9% |
| Clarksburg | 64 | 55 | 16.4% | $500,000 | $455,000 | 9.9% |
| Olney | 138 | 114 | 21.1% | $497,500 | $494,375 | 0.6% |
| Washington Grove | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $486,224 | $417,500 | 16.5% |
| Forest Glen | 23 | 30 | -23.3% | $480,000 | $430,500 | 11.5% |
| Colesville | 90 | 77 | 16.9% | $475,000 | $440,000 | 8% |
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