From January through March of 2017, there were 211 homes sold, with a median sale price of $931,000 - a 2.3% increase over the $910,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 137 homes sold in Bethesda in the first quarter of 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 the first quarter of 2017.
The following table compares Bethesda to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 51 | 28 | 82.1% | $1,149,000 | $1,035,000 | 11% |
| Bethesda | 211 | 137 | 54% | $931,000 | $910,000 | 2.3% |
| Travilah | 36 | 19 | 89.5% | $922,505 | $1,115,000 | -17.3% |
| Potomac | 97 | 91 | 6.6% | $880,000 | $825,000 | 6.7% |
| Laytonsville | 6 | 4 | 50% | $712,500 | $318,500 | 123.7% |
| Cabin John | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $705,000 | $955,000 | -26.2% |
| North Bethesda | 50 | 54 | -7.4% | $692,000 | $666,000 | 3.9% |
| North Potomac | 33 | 28 | 17.9% | $685,000 | $611,250 | 12.1% |
| Brookeville | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $675,000 | $543,500 | 24.2% |
| Garrett Park | 10 | 6 | 66.7% | $672,500 | $605,798 | 11% |
| South Kensington | 37 | 28 | 32.1% | $665,000 | $707,500 | -6% |
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