From July through September of 2018, there were 252 homes sold, with a median sale price of $1,027,000 - a 5.3% increase over the $975,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 260 homes sold in Bethesda in the third quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Bethesda for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $9,814, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Bethesda to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2018:
| City | July - Sept. 2018 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 74 | 63 | 17.5% | $1,170,000 | $1,205,000 | -2.9% |
| Cabin John | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $1,145,000 | $1,297,500 | -11.8% |
| Travilah | 45 | 44 | 2.3% | $1,100,000 | $1,099,450 | 0.1% |
| Bethesda | 252 | 260 | -3.1% | $1,027,000 | $975,750 | 5.3% |
| Potomac | 185 | 155 | 19.4% | $935,000 | $910,000 | 2.7% |
| South Kensington | 47 | 41 | 14.6% | $759,990 | $665,000 | 14.3% |
| Brookeville | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $759,000 | $740,000 | 2.6% |
| North Bethesda | 100 | 82 | 22% | $737,500 | $728,000 | 1.3% |
| Garrett Park | 9 | 8 | 12.5% | $725,000 | $630,000 | 15.1% |
| North Potomac | 63 | 41 | 53.7% | $683,750 | $639,900 | 6.9% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 34 | 18 | 88.9% | $675,950 | $592,500 | 14.1% |
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