Median sale price
$1,345,000
All homes, 1,067 sales
−2.2% vs. the 12 months before
Bethesda, Montgomery County
Bethesda housing market
Home sales and prices in Bethesda, 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
1,067
930 in the 12 months before
Median price per sq ft
$580
$541 in the 12 months before
Detached houses
$1,477,500
Median, 746 sales
From August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026, 1,067 homes sold in Bethesda at a median price of $1,345,000, down 2.2% from the 12 months before.
| Home type | Sales | Median price | Price per sq ft | Median vs. a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 1,067 | $1,345,000 | $580 | −2.2% |
| Detached houses | 746 | $1,477,500 | $603 | −7.7% |
| Townhouses | 78 | $1,155,000 | $512 | −11.1% |
| Condos | 184 | $375,000 | $322 | +12.3% |
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, 91 homes sold in Bethesda at a median price of $1,425,000, 7.5% higher than a year earlier ($1,325,000). Detached houses, 66 of those sales, had a median of $1,597,500, or $597 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 | 91 | $1,425,000 | $968K–$2.03M | $575 | +7.5% |
| Detached houses | 66 | $1,597,500 | $1.15M–$2.16M | $597 | +2.4% |
| Townhouses | 5 | $1,205,000 | $1000K–$1.26M | $502 | +426.2% |
| Condos | 13 | $345,000 | $260K–$425K | $296 | −53.1% |
June 2026
In June 2026, 137 homes sold in Bethesda at a median price of $1,350,000, 8.3% lower than a year earlier ($1,472,000). Detached houses, 101 of those sales, had a median of $1,469,000, or $617 per square foot of living area.
| Home type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Price per sq ft | Median vs. a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 137 | $1,350,000 | $975K–$1.98M | $611 | −8.3% |
| Detached houses | 101 | $1,469,000 | $1.15M–$2.1M | $617 | −7.3% |
| Townhouses | 8 | $1,349,500 | $915K–$1.8M | $563 | +475.2% |
| Condos | 16 | $376,000 | $253K–$488K | $291 | +12.6% |
May 2026
In May 2026, 121 homes sold in Bethesda at a median price of $1,313,400, 3.8% lower than a year earlier ($1,365,000). Detached houses, 84 of those sales, had a median of $1,512,500, or $666 per square foot of living area.
| Home type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Price per sq ft | Median vs. a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 121 | $1,313,400 | $950K–$1.73M | $646 | −3.8% |
| Detached houses | 84 | $1,512,500 | $1.16M–$1.8M | $666 | −1.1% |
| Townhouses | 5 | $1,200,000 | $1.12M–$1.26M | $600 | −11.0% |
| Condos | 27 | $480,000 | $363K–$985K | $390 | +57.6% |
Year by year
2016 to 2025
The median price of a home sold in Bethesda went from $865,000 in 2016 to $1,375,000 in 2025, a change of +59.0%.
| Year | Homes sold | Median price | vs. year before | Detached median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 994 | $1,375,000 | +1.9% | $1,575,000 |
| 2024 | 926 | $1,350,000 | +6.1% | $1,600,000 |
| 2023 | 928 | $1,272,700 | +6.9% | $1,500,000 |
| 2022 | 1,180 | $1,190,000 | +9.1% | $1,420,000 |
| 2021 | 1,492 | $1,091,000 | +13.6% | $1,275,000 |
| 2020 | 1,040 | $960,000 | +4.9% | $1,150,000 |
| 2019 | 1,129 | $915,000 | +1.7% | $1,050,000 |
| 2018 | 1,181 | $900,000 | 0.0% | $1,050,000 |
| 2017 | 1,181 | $900,000 | +4.0% | $1,005,000 |
| 2016 | 1,082 | $865,000 | – | $958,500 |
House and lot
What sets one house’s price apart
Among detached houses sold in Bethesda from August 2023 to July 2026, holding the other characteristics in the table equal, 10% more living area went with a 4.4% higher sale price and 10% more land went with a 1.1% higher sale price. Houses with a basement sold for 6.8% 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 2,012 sales; the model explains 80% 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 | +4.4% | +4.0% to +4.8% | |
| Size | 10% more land | +1.1% | +0.9% to +1.3% | |
| Year built | Before 1940 | +8.0% | +4.2% to +11.9% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 1940s | +4.1% | +0.6% to +7.6% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 1960s | −1.8% | −4.4% to +0.9% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 1970s | −3.8% | −7.5% to 0% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 1980s | −4.7% | −9.1% to −0.1% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 1990s | −5.6% | −10.5% to −0.4% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 2000s | +8.2% | +3.4% to +13.2% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 2010s | +20.6% | +13.9% to +27.8% | vs. 1950s |
| Year built | 2020 or later | +9.7% | +4.0% to +15.6% | vs. 1950s |
| Quality grade | Grade 5 | +2.2% | −3.5% to +8.3% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Quality grade | Grade 6 | +14.3% | +7.4% to +21.5% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Quality grade | Grade 7 | +28.9% | +19.9% to +38.6% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Quality grade | Grade 8 | +37.3% | +26.8% to +48.7% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Quality grade | Grade 9 | +67.9% | +52.8% to +84.6% | vs. Grade 4 |
| Stories | 1 | +2.7% | −0.5% to +6.1% | vs. 2 |
| Stories | 1.5 | +1.7% | −1.2% to +4.7% | vs. 2 |
| Stories | 2.5 or more | +3.6% | −1.4% to +9.0% | vs. 2 |
| Basement | Basement | +6.8% | +4.1% to +9.5% | vs. No basement |
| Corner lot | Corner lot | −1.3% | −3.3% to +0.7% | vs. Interior lot |
Land
The typical detached house in Bethesda
Across the 20,885 detached houses on the tax roll, the typical one has 2,445 square feet of living area on a 9,180 sq ft lot and was built in 1959. The land is 54% of its assessed value (countywide, 41%), assessed at $72.60 per square foot of lot against $26.50 countywide.
Archive
Final monthly reports for Bethesda
Each is frozen when its month closes, with its figures as a CSV.
- June 2026 $1,350,000 median, 137 sales
- May 2026 $1,313,400 median, 121 sales
- April 2026 $1,412,500 median, 90 sales
- March 2026 $1,260,000 median, 79 sales
- February 2026 $1,225,000 median, 51 sales
- January 2026 $1,285,000 median, 63 sales
- December 2025 $1,125,000 median, 86 sales
- November 2025 $1,439,500 median, 72 sales
- October 2025 $1,255,000 median, 95 sales
- September 2025 $1,368,900 median, 93 sales
- August 2025 $1,425,000 median, 89 sales
- July 2025 $1,325,000 median, 127 sales
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