Median sale price
$640,000
All homes, 9,872 sales
+2.6% vs. the 12 months before
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County housing market
Home sales and prices in Montgomery County, from Maryland’s property records. Sales recorded through . This page checks for new state records every week.
Last 12 months
August 2025 to July 2026
Homes sold
9,872
9,831 in the 12 months before
Median price per sq ft
$368
$361 in the 12 months before
Detached houses
$830,000
Median, 5,294 sales
From August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026, 9,872 homes sold in Montgomery County at a median price of $640,000, up 2.6% from the 12 months before.
| Home type | Sales | Median price | Price per sq ft | Median vs. a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 9,872 | $640,000 | $368 | +2.6% |
| Detached houses | 5,294 | $830,000 | $425 | 0.0% |
| Townhouses | 2,093 | $505,400 | $346 | −5.1% |
| Condos | 2,098 | $307,000 | $262 | +0.7% |
By month
The latest months
Arms-length sales of improved residential property recorded by the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT). The state adds deeds to its file in batches every few weeks, so a sale appears three to eight weeks after closing. A month is provisional until the first day of the third month after it, when its figures are frozen and published as a final snapshot.
July 2026
In July 2026, 886 homes sold in Montgomery County at a median price of $665,000, the same as a year earlier. Detached houses, 522 of those sales, had a median of $857,500, or $438 per square foot of living area. These figures will move as more deeds are recorded. They are frozen as a final report once the state’s records reach the end of August 2026.
| Home type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Price per sq ft | Median vs. a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 886 | $665,000 | $455K–$1.01M | $374 | 0.0% |
| Detached houses | 522 | $857,500 | $656K–$1.26M | $438 | −1.7% |
| Townhouses | 166 | $500,000 | $425K–$624K | $342 | 0.0% |
| Condos | 170 | $312,500 | $245K–$418K | $264 | −2.3% |
June 2026
In June 2026, 1,168 homes sold in Montgomery County at a median price of $698,500, 7.5% higher than a year earlier ($650,000). Detached houses, 673 of those sales, had a median of $875,000, or $450 per square foot of living area.
| Home type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Price per sq ft | Median vs. a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 1,168 | $698,500 | $468K–$1.07M | $383 | +7.5% |
| Detached houses | 673 | $875,000 | $675K–$1.3M | $450 | −1.7% |
| Townhouses | 245 | $508,000 | $425K–$650K | $345 | −4.2% |
| Condos | 195 | $300,000 | $227K–$445K | $255 | −7.7% |
May 2026
In May 2026, 982 homes sold in Montgomery County at a median price of $675,000, 3.5% higher than a year earlier ($652,000). Detached houses, 530 of those sales, had a median of $848,000, or $452 per square foot of living area.
| Home type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Price per sq ft | Median vs. a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 982 | $675,000 | $455K–$1M | $383 | +3.5% |
| Detached houses | 530 | $848,000 | $658K–$1.27M | $452 | −0.2% |
| Townhouses | 207 | $507,500 | $410K–$727K | $353 | −6.7% |
| Condos | 201 | $335,000 | $240K–$450K | $273 | +8.1% |
Year by year
2016 to 2025
The median price of a home sold in Montgomery County went from $422,000 in 2016 to $625,000 in 2025, a change of +48.1%.
| Year | Homes sold | Median price | vs. year before | Detached median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,673 | $625,000 | +2.5% | $825,000 |
| 2024 | 9,842 | $610,000 | +5.2% | $830,000 |
| 2023 | 9,230 | $580,000 | +3.6% | $783,500 |
| 2022 | 13,239 | $560,000 | +5.3% | $754,000 |
| 2021 | 17,680 | $532,000 | +10.2% | $710,000 |
| 2020 | 12,600 | $482,600 | +4.7% | $630,000 |
| 2019 | 12,359 | $461,000 | +0.2% | $610,000 |
| 2018 | 12,437 | $460,000 | +5.1% | $611,900 |
| 2017 | 12,605 | $437,500 | +3.7% | $594,300 |
| 2016 | 11,933 | $422,000 | – | $567,000 |
House and lot
What sets one house’s price apart
Among detached houses sold in Montgomery County from August 2023 to July 2026, holding the other characteristics in the table equal, 10% more living area went with a 4.1% higher sale price and 10% more land went with a 0.5% higher sale price. Houses with a basement sold for 8.4% more than similar houses without one. Being on a corner made no clear difference to price.
Each figure compares otherwise similar houses: living area, lot size, year built, quality grade, stories, basement, corner lot, ZIP code, sale quarter held equal. It is based on 12,949 sales; the model explains 89% of the variation in price. It describes past sales and is not an appraisal or an estimate for any one house.
All comparisons
| Characteristic | Value | Price difference | 95% range | Compared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | 10% more living area | +4.1% | +4.0% to +4.3% | |
| Size | 10% more land | +0.5% | +0.5% to +0.6% | |
| Year built | Before 1940 | +6.7% | +4.9% to +8.6% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 1940s | +0.8% | −0.6% to +2.2% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 1960s | +2.2% | +1.1% to +3.3% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 1970s | +3.3% | +2.0% to +4.6% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 1980s | +4.5% | +3.1% to +5.9% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 1990s | +6.2% | +4.4% to +8.0% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 2000s | +6.2% | +4.2% to +8.3% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 2010s | +15.4% | +12.5% to +18.4% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 2020 or later | +11.5% | +8.8% to +14.2% | vs. 1950s |
| Quality grade | Grade 3 or lower | −11.9% | −15.1% to −8.5% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Quality grade | Grade 5 | +11.3% | +10.3% to +12.3% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Quality grade | Grade 6 | +24.3% | +22.5% to +26.2% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Quality grade | Grade 7 | +40.7% | +37.5% to +44.0% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Quality grade | Grade 8 | +52.1% | +47.4% to +56.8% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Quality grade | Grade 9 | +87.3% | +79.6% to +95.3% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Stories | 1 | +1.9% | +0.8% to +3.0% | vs. 2 |
| Stories | 1.5 | +0.9% | −0.4% to +2.3% | vs. 2 |
| Stories | 2.5 or more | +0.4% | −3.0% to +4.1% | vs. 2 |
| Basement | Basement | +8.4% | +7.4% to +9.4% | vs. No basement |
| Corner lot | Corner lot | 0% | −0.7% to +0.8% | vs. Interior lot |
Land
The typical detached house in Montgomery County
Across the 175,336 detached houses on the tax roll, the typical one has 2,168 square feet of living area on a 10,320 sq ft lot and was built in 1968. The land is 41% of its assessed value, assessed at $26.50 per square foot of lot.
Places
Market reports by place
- Bethesda housing market $1,345,000 median over the last 12 months, 1,067 sales
- Chevy Chase housing market $1,450,000 median over the last 12 months, 357 sales
- Potomac housing market $1,277,500 median over the last 12 months, 572 sales
Cities
Every city at a glance
All homes sold in the 12 months through July 2026, by the mailing city on the state’s record.
| City | Median price | vs. 12 months before | Homes sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Spring | $540,000 | 0.0% | 2,289 |
| Rockville | $650,000 | 0.0% | 1,420 |
| Gaithersburg | $595,000 | +0.8% | 1,178 |
| Bethesda | $1,345,000 | −2.2% | 1,067 |
| Germantown | $440,000 | +2.3% | 817 |
| Potomac | $1,277,500 | −3.6% | 572 |
| Montgomery Village | $405,000 | +1.2% | 465 |
| Chevy Chase | $1,450,000 | 0.0% | 357 |
| Kensington | $887,500 | +2.2% | 262 |
| Olney | $659,500 | +5.5% | 240 |
| Derwood | $695,000 | 0.0% | 229 |
| Clarksburg | $623,800 | +1.4% | 206 |
| Takoma Park | $692,500 | −7.7% | 164 |
| Damascus | $540,000 | −1.8% | 158 |
| Burtonsville | $450,000 | +2.3% | 122 |
| Boyds | $674,000 | +5.3% | 92 |
| Poolesville | $656,500 | −11.3% | 64 |
| Brookeville | $851,200 | +11.1% | 54 |
Archive
Final monthly reports for Montgomery County
Each is frozen when its month closes, with its figures as a CSV.
- June 2026 $698,500 median, 1,168 sales
- May 2026 $675,000 median, 982 sales
- April 2026 $690,000 median, 825 sales
- March 2026 $642,500 median, 736 sales
- February 2026 $594,500 median, 562 sales
- January 2026 $591,000 median, 602 sales
- December 2025 $630,000 median, 815 sales
- November 2025 $630,000 median, 667 sales
- October 2025 $609,000 median, 911 sales
- September 2025 $586,500 median, 880 sales
- August 2025 $628,000 median, 838 sales
- July 2025 $665,000 median, 930 sales
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