Bethesda · Final report
Bethesda housing market, May 2026
Final Frozen on from sales recorded through . These figures will not change; any later correction is noted on this page.
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% |
Over the 12 months ending with May 2026, 1,068 homes sold at a median of $1,350,000.
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.