In August 2019, there were 61 homes sold, with a median sale price of $1,130,000 - a 15.2% increase over the $980,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 78 homes sold in Potomac in August 2018.
The median sales tax in Potomac for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $9,559, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for August 2019.
The following table compares Potomac 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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