In February 2018, there were 50 homes sold, with a median sale price of $861,000 - a 7% decrease over the $925,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 78 homes sold in Bethesda in February 2017.
The median sales tax in Bethesda for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $9,814, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for February 2018.
The following table compares Bethesda to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2018:
| City | Feb. 2018 Home Sales | Feb. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2018 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 6 | 20 | -70% | $963,750 | $1,180,000 | -18.3% |
| Cabin John | 5 | 4 | 25% | $915,000 | $577,500 | 58.4% |
| Bethesda | 50 | 78 | -35.9% | $861,000 | $925,750 | -7% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $820,000 | $525,000 | 56.2% |
| Potomac | 30 | 30 | 0% | $801,773 | $1,062,500 | -24.5% |
| Travilah | 2 | 9 | -77.8% | $792,500 | $920,010 | -13.9% |
| North Bethesda | 26 | 18 | 44.4% | $722,500 | $589,025 | 22.7% |
| Darnestown | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $695,000 | $285,750 | 143.2% |
| Brookeville | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $687,800 | $675,000 | 1.9% |
| Laytonsville | 3 | 2 | 50% | $630,000 | $775,000 | -18.7% |
| South Kensington | 10 | 8 | 25% | $612,000 | $514,500 | 19% |
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