In September 2018, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $653,500 - a 16.8% decrease over the $785,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Darnestown in September 2017.
The median sales tax in Darnestown for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $8,054, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for September 2018.
The following table compares Darnestown to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2018:
| City | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin John | 2 | 4 | -50% | $934,750 | $1,297,500 | -28% |
| North Bethesda | 29 | 30 | -3.3% | $760,000 | $663,750 | 14.5% |
| South Kensington | 14 | 11 | 27.3% | $753,500 | $650,000 | 15.9% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 13 | 4 | 225% | $701,001 | $572,500 | 22.4% |
| Garrett Park | 3 | 1 | 200% | $656,000 | $681,000 | -3.7% |
| Darnestown | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $653,500 | $785,000 | -16.8% |
| North Potomac | 17 | 17 | 0% | $645,000 | $639,900 | 0.8% |
| Laytonsville | 3 | 2 | 50% | $632,000 | $807,500 | -21.7% |
| Silver Spring | 37 | 68 | -45.6% | $550,000 | $468,000 | 17.5% |
| Rockville | 47 | 73 | -35.6% | $549,900 | $560,000 | -1.8% |
| Takoma Park | 14 | 21 | -33.3% | $547,500 | $565,000 | -3.1% |
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