In May 2017, there were 16 homes sold, with a median sale price of $492,500 - a 14.8% increase over the $429,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 21 homes sold in North Kensington in May 2016.
The median sales tax in North Kensington for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,454, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for May 2017.
The following table compares North Kensington to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2017:
| City | May 2017 Home Sales | May 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2017 Median Sales Price | May 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $535,000 | $616,849 | -13.3% |
| Laytonsville | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $530,000 | $487,000 | 8.8% |
| Olney | 40 | 55 | -27.3% | $515,000 | $405,000 | 27.2% |
| Rockville | 64 | 70 | -8.6% | $510,000 | $509,944 | 0% |
| Derwood | 24 | 28 | -14.3% | $505,500 | $419,975 | 20.4% |
| North Kensington | 16 | 21 | -23.8% | $492,500 | $429,000 | 14.8% |
| Hillandale | 2 | 2 | 0% | $478,500 | $362,500 | 32% |
| Colesville | 31 | 25 | 24% | $445,000 | $424,800 | 4.8% |
| Rossmoor | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $439,500 | $625,000 | -29.7% |
| Aspen Hill | 50 | 47 | 6.4% | $437,000 | $380,000 | 15% |
| Poolesville | 10 | 8 | 25% | $428,000 | $274,750 | 55.8% |
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