Bethesda · Final report
Bethesda housing market, January 2026
Final Frozen on from sales recorded through . These figures will not change; any later correction is noted on this page.
In January 2026, 63 homes sold in Bethesda at a median price of $1,285,000, 13.8% lower than a year earlier ($1,490,000). Detached houses, 42 of those sales, had a median of $1,455,000, or $583 per square foot of living area.
| Home type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Price per sq ft | Median vs. a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 63 | $1,285,000 | $918K–$1.94M | $540 | −13.8% |
| Detached houses | 42 | $1,455,000 | $1.13M–$1.99M | $583 | −18.6% |
| Townhouses | 4 | Too few sales | – | – | – |
| Condos | 13 | $350,000 | $337K–$425K | $376 | +1.4% |
Over the 12 months ending with January 2026, 1,016 homes sold at a median of $1,374,000.
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. Medians from fewer than 5 sales are not shown.