Housing Market in Bethesda
Bethesda's housing market is genuinely, dramatically the most expensive documented among this project's Maryland Tier A markets, with a real, disclosed cross-source price spread.
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Zillow's average value ran approximately $1,222,500 (up a modest 0.22% YoY), while separately cited median sale prices ran $1,375,000 (spring 2026) and $1,448,000 (June 2026).
The Gaithersburg comparison
Bethesda runs roughly 2.5x Gaithersburg's own average home value within the same Montgomery County -- a real, meaningful intra-county price gap worth knowing.
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Key takeaways
- Bethesda's average value ($1.22M) to June 2026 median sale price ($1.45M) show a real, disclosed spread.
- Bethesda runs roughly 2.5x Gaithersburg's own home value within the same county.
- Confirm current, address-specific comparables directly given real neighborhood-level variation.
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