In August 2019, there were 85 homes sold, with a median sale price of $1,093,625 - a 7.7% increase over the $1,015,567 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 84 homes sold in Bethesda in August 2018.
The median sales tax in Bethesda for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $9,814, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for August 2019.
The following table compares Bethesda to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2019:
| City | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin John | 2 | 4 | -50% | $1,672,000 | $1,145,000 | 46% |
| Chevy Chase | 19 | 31 | -38.7% | $1,169,000 | $1,260,000 | -7.2% |
| Potomac | 61 | 78 | -21.8% | $1,130,000 | $980,500 | 15.2% |
| Bethesda | 85 | 84 | 1.2% | $1,093,625 | $1,015,566.50 | 7.7% |
| South Kensington | 17 | 22 | -22.7% | $928,500 | $747,495 | 24.2% |
| Travilah | 16 | 22 | -27.3% | $915,500 | $1,154,500 | -20.7% |
| Boyds | 4 | 0 | - | $870,656.50 | $0 | - |
| Brookeville | 4 | 5 | -20% | $781,250 | $759,000 | 2.9% |
| North Potomac | 17 | 28 | -39.3% | $771,000 | $754,000 | 2.3% |
| Rossmoor | 1 | 0 | - | $740,000 | $0 | - |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 5 | 11 | -54.5% | $723,150 | $710,000 | 1.9% |
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