From January through March of 2020, there were 24 homes sold, with a median sale price of $767,500 - a 6% increase over the $723,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Darnestown in the first quarter of 2019.
The median sales tax in Darnestown for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $8,054, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2020.
The following table compares Darnestown to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2020:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 56 | 45 | 24.4% | $1,213,750 | $1,190,000 | 2% |
| Bethesda | 159 | 137 | 16.1% | $991,000 | $980,000 | 1.1% |
| Potomac | 129 | 111 | 16.2% | $919,000 | $875,000 | 5% |
| Travilah | 26 | 21 | 23.8% | $912,000 | $1,255,000 | -27.3% |
| Cabin John | 1 | 2 | -50% | $850,000 | $1,021,750 | -16.8% |
| Darnestown | 24 | 12 | 100% | $767,500 | $723,750 | 6% |
| Garrett Park | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $749,975 | $665,000 | 12.8% |
| North Bethesda | 67 | 53 | 26.4% | $735,000 | $711,000 | 3.4% |
| South Kensington | 39 | 23 | 69.6% | $732,000 | $727,500 | 0.6% |
| Brinklow | 1 | 1 | 0% | $699,900 | $600,000 | 16.7% |
| North Potomac | 31 | 23 | 34.8% | $649,900 | $670,000 | -3% |
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