From October through December of 2021, there were 51 homes sold, with a median sale price of $885,000 - a 10.6% increase over the $800,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 45 homes sold in South Kensington in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in South Kensington for the most recent year with available data, 2020, was $8,142, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2021.
The following table compares South Kensington to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sale prices in the fourth quarter of 2021:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 70 | 52 | 34.6% | $1,407,500 | $1,360,000 | 3.5% |
| Travilah | 48 | 40 | 20% | $1,372,500 | $1,355,000 | 1.3% |
| Bethesda | 334 | 311 | 7.4% | $1,092,500 | $1,072,000 | 1.9% |
| Potomac | 181 | 212 | -14.6% | $951,000 | $957,500 | -0.7% |
| South Kensington | 51 | 45 | 13.3% | $885,000 | $800,000 | 10.6% |
| North Potomac | 49 | 55 | -10.9% | $850,000 | $715,000 | 18.9% |
| Darnestown | 24 | 25 | -4% | $825,000 | $850,000 | -2.9% |
| Boyds | 6 | 1 | 500% | $782,603.50 | $275,000 | 184.6% |
| Brookeville | 5 | 10 | -50% | $770,000 | $678,450 | 13.5% |
| Garrett Park | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $750,000 | $715,000 | 4.9% |
| Laytonsville | 14 | 11 | 27.3% | $737,500 | $765,000 | -3.6% |
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