From January through March of 2019, there were 51 homes sold, with a median sale price of $380,000 - a 3.1% increase over the $368,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 72 homes sold in Damascus in the first quarter of 2018.
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 the first quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Damascus to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2019:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Hill | 98 | 111 | -11.7% | $418,250 | $407,500 | 2.6% |
| North Kensington | 41 | 36 | 13.9% | $417,500 | $427,000 | -2.2% |
| Clarksburg | 21 | 48 | -56.3% | $405,000 | $424,000 | -4.5% |
| Kemp Mill | 30 | 37 | -18.9% | $401,500 | $420,000 | -4.4% |
| Wheaton-Glenmont | 124 | 113 | 9.7% | $395,000 | $355,000 | 11.3% |
| Damascus | 51 | 72 | -29.2% | $380,000 | $368,500 | 3.1% |
| Dickerson | 2 | 4 | -50% | $368,825 | $365,450 | 0.9% |
| Calverton | 13 | 21 | -38.1% | $360,000 | $325,000 | 10.8% |
| Laytonsville | 3 | 12 | -75% | $351,000 | $555,000 | -36.8% |
| Poolesville | 20 | 15 | 33.3% | $340,000 | $350,000 | -2.9% |
| Fairland | 31 | 39 | -20.5% | $335,000 | $310,000 | 8.1% |
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