The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Ashton-Sandy Spring rose by $12,883 while total sales increased by 15.6%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through June of 2017, there were 37 homes sold, with a median sale price of $605,000 – a 2.2% increase over the $592,117 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 32 homes sold in Ashton-Sandy Spring in the first half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Ashton-Sandy Spring for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $6,374, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2017.
The following table compares Ashton-Sandy Spring to other Montgomery County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2017:
| City | Jan. – June 2017 Home Sales | Jan. – June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – June 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. – June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnestown | 43 | 39 | 10.3% | $695,000 | $712,000 | -2.4% |
| Brookeville | 13 | 16 | -18.8% | $668,500 | $547,500 | 22.1% |
| Laytonsville | 16 | 15 | 6.7% | $658,500 | $487,000 | 35.2% |
| Garrett Park | 19 | 10 | 90% | $650,000 | $597,798 | 8.7% |
| Brinklow | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $614,700 | $584,412 | 5.2% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 37 | 32 | 15.6% | $605,000 | $592,117 | 2.2% |
| Rockville | 296 | 260 | 13.8% | $502,500 | $500,444 | 0.4% |
| Takoma Park | 81 | 64 | 26.6% | $500,000 | $494,500 | 1.1% |
| Silver Spring | 359 | 295 | 21.7% | $488,500 | $490,000 | -0.3% |
| Olney | 222 | 197 | 12.7% | $485,000 | $442,000 | 9.7% |
| Hillandale | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $458,500 | $360,000 | 27.4% |
