In October 2017, there were 28 homes sold, with a median sale price of $396,450 - a 6.3% decrease over the $423,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 18 homes sold in Damascus in October 2016.
The median sales tax in Damascus for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,157, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for October 2017.
The following table compares Damascus to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2017:
| City | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colesville | 18 | 14 | 28.6% | $435,500 | $402,000 | 8.3% |
| Aspen Hill | 41 | 20 | 105% | $430,000 | $377,450 | 13.9% |
| North Kensington | 19 | 7 | 171.4% | $429,000 | $423,000 | 1.4% |
| Cloverly | 10 | 1 | 900% | $422,500 | $346,000 | 22.1% |
| Kemp Mill | 14 | 9 | 55.6% | $417,250 | $390,000 | 7% |
| Damascus | 28 | 18 | 55.6% | $396,450 | $423,000 | -6.3% |
| White Oak | 11 | 13 | -15.4% | $385,000 | $400,000 | -3.8% |
| Poolesville | 12 | 6 | 100% | $373,000 | $412,000 | -9.5% |
| Wheaton-Glenmont | 45 | 39 | 15.4% | $366,500 | $340,000 | 7.8% |
| Burtonsville | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $364,500 | $280,000 | 30.2% |
| Brookeville | 1 | 1 | 0% | $360,000 | $270,000 | 33.3% |
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