From July through December of 2018, there were 39 homes sold, with a median sale price of $725,000 - a 7.1% decrease over the $780,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 29 homes sold in Darnestown in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Darnestown for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $8,054, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Darnestown 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda | 434 | 427 | 1.6% | $989,750 | $960,000 | 3.1% |
| Potomac | 309 | 250 | 23.6% | $920,000 | $878,500 | 4.7% |
| South Kensington | 84 | 68 | 23.5% | $757,495 | $697,500 | 8.6% |
| Brookeville | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $744,500 | $625,000 | 19.1% |
| 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% |
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