From July through December of 2018, there were 49 homes sold, with a median sale price of $600,000 - a 13.7% increase over the $527,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 29 homes sold in Ashton-Sandy Spring in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Ashton-Sandy Spring for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $6,374, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Ashton-Sandy Spring to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bethesda | 148 | 142 | 4.2% | $730,000 | $694,000 | 5.2% |
| Darnestown | 39 | 29 | 34.5% | $725,000 | $780,000 | -7.1% |
| North Potomac | 101 | 76 | 32.9% | $685,000 | $662,500 | 3.4% |
| Laytonsville | 16 | 20 | -20% | $646,000 | $637,400 | 1.3% |
| Garrett Park | 17 | 11 | 54.5% | $625,000 | $674,000 | -7.3% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 49 | 29 | 69% | $600,000 | $527,500 | 13.7% |
| Takoma Park | 77 | 73 | 5.5% | $589,000 | $540,000 | 9.1% |
| Washington Grove | 3 | 2 | 50% | $560,000 | $515,612 | 8.6% |
| Rossmoor | 2 | 0 | - | $538,000 | $0 | - |
| Rockville | 284 | 314 | -9.6% | $537,250 | $548,500 | -2.1% |
| Silver Spring | 324 | 279 | 16.1% | $522,500 | $490,000 | 6.6% |
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