In August 2017, there were 14 homes sold, with a median sale price of $696,200 - a 3.6% decrease over the $722,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in South Kensington in August 2016.
The median sales tax in South Kensington for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $7,536, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for August 2017.
The following table compares South Kensington to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2017:
| City | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | Aug. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travilah | 15 | 15 | 0% | $1,066,900 | $880,000 | 21.2% |
| Bethesda | 84 | 94 | -10.6% | $987,500 | $1,010,000 | -2.2% |
| Potomac | 38 | 59 | -35.6% | $960,500 | $1,040,000 | -7.6% |
| Darnestown | 7 | 5 | 40% | $822,500 | $632,500 | 30% |
| North Bethesda | 32 | 28 | 14.3% | $737,000 | $682,750 | 7.9% |
| South Kensington | 14 | 8 | 75% | $696,200 | $722,000 | -3.6% |
| Laytonsville | 3 | 5 | -40% | $695,000 | $495,000 | 40.4% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 7 | 7 | 0% | $650,000 | $540,000 | 20.4% |
| Rockville | 47 | 53 | -11.3% | $636,000 | $600,000 | 6% |
| Garrett Park | 6 | 6 | 0% | $617,500 | $589,500 | 4.7% |
| North Potomac | 9 | 20 | -55% | $585,000 | $608,000 | -3.8% |
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