In January 2018, there were 67 homes sold, with a median sale price of $1,025,000 - a 21.3% increase over the $845,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 65 homes sold in Bethesda in January 2017.
The median sales tax in Bethesda for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $9,814, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for January 2018.
The following table compares Bethesda to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2018:
| City | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 2 | 5 | -60% | $1,037,500 | $689,000 | 50.6% |
| Bethesda | 67 | 65 | 3.1% | $1,025,000 | $845,000 | 21.3% |
| Chevy Chase | 8 | 19 | -57.9% | $1,015,000 | $990,000 | 2.5% |
| Brookeville | 1 | 0 | - | $925,000 | $0 | - |
| Potomac | 45 | 38 | 18.4% | $920,000 | $867,500 | 6.1% |
| Travilah | 13 | 15 | -13.3% | $834,500 | $1,006,634 | -17.1% |
| Cabin John | 1 | 0 | - | $780,000 | $0 | - |
| North Potomac | 9 | 13 | -30.8% | $730,000 | $780,000 | -6.4% |
| Darnestown | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $717,500 | $695,000 | 3.2% |
| South Kensington | 11 | 15 | -26.7% | $695,000 | $690,000 | 0.7% |
| Rossmoor | 1 | 0 | - | $670,000 | $0 | - |
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