From January through December of 2017, there were 638 homes sold, with a median sale price of $489,250 - a 1.1% decrease over the $494,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were 566 homes sold in Silver Spring in 2016.
The median sales tax in Silver Spring for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $5,050, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for 2017.
The following table compares Silver Spring to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laytonsville | 36 | 38 | -5.3% | $638,450 | $515,250 | 23.9% |
| Brinklow | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $597,500 | $619,000 | -3.5% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 66 | 62 | 6.5% | $560,000 | $592,000 | -5.4% |
| Rockville | 610 | 524 | 16.4% | $530,000 | $528,000 | 0.4% |
| Takoma Park | 154 | 137 | 12.4% | $527,500 | $499,000 | 5.7% |
| Silver Spring | 638 | 566 | 12.7% | $489,250 | $494,500 | -1.1% |
| Olney | 442 | 377 | 17.2% | $487,000 | $463,000 | 5.2% |
| Forest Glen | 78 | 106 | -26.4% | $460,000 | $419,750 | 9.6% |
| Derwood | 210 | 168 | 25% | $460,000 | $428,975 | 7.2% |
| Clarksburg | 194 | 194 | 0% | $450,775 | $426,500 | 5.7% |
| Gaithersburg | 755 | 689 | 9.6% | $450,000 | $430,000 | 4.7% |
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