In October 2018, there were 43 homes sold, with a median sale price of $810,000 - a 6.5% decrease over the $866,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 30 homes sold in Potomac in October 2017.
The median sales tax in Potomac for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $9,559, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for October 2018.
The following table compares Potomac to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2018:
| City | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travilah | 10 | 10 | 0% | $1,217,500 | $1,045,000 | 16.5% |
| Cabin John | 1 | 1 | 0% | $1,070,000 | $970,000 | 10.3% |
| Chevy Chase | 17 | 17 | 0% | $949,000 | $1,000,000 | -5.1% |
| Bethesda | 61 | 52 | 17.3% | $937,000 | $907,500 | 3.3% |
| Potomac | 43 | 30 | 43.3% | $810,000 | $866,000 | -6.5% |
| Darnestown | 5 | 4 | 25% | $794,000 | $594,500 | 33.6% |
| Dickerson | 1 | 1 | 0% | $729,000 | $260,000 | 180.4% |
| South Kensington | 15 | 11 | 36.4% | $655,000 | $750,000 | -12.7% |
| North Potomac | 11 | 15 | -26.7% | $646,000 | $749,000 | -13.8% |
| North Bethesda | 20 | 20 | 0% | $626,625 | $650,000 | -3.6% |
| Laytonsville | 6 | 4 | 50% | $621,250 | $307,500 | 102% |
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