Bethesda, MD Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price & Sales Trends
What homes actually sell for in Bethesda: a median closing price of $1,150,000 across 541 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread and a ZIP-level breakdown.
If you invest in or around Bethesda, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Bethesda sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of August 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 541
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $1,150,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 541 closed sales in Bethesda over the last six months, with a median closing price of $1,150,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. These are the closings we track, not a complete county record, so treat the count as a large sample of the market rather than every sale that happened.
Median home price in Bethesda, MD (August 2026)
The median home price in Bethesda is $1,150,000, measured across the 541 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months.
The Bethesda angle
Bethesda sits directly northwest of Washington in Montgomery County, with a buyer pool tied to federal agencies, the National Institutes of Health campus, biotech and professional services. Our data tracked 541 closings there over six months at a median closing price of $1,150,000, an average of about 90 a month. Twenty percent down at that midpoint is $230,000, and the remaining balance exceeds conforming limits in most cases. The area mixes mid century detached homes on interior streets with newer condominium buildings near the Metro, so property type explains much of the spread on either side of the median.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. The public scoreboard currently shows 3.21% median error across 6,276+ graded closings, across 50 states. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Bethesda address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Bethesda?
The median sold price in Bethesda over the last 6 months is $1,150,000, measured across 541 closings Resideline tracked.
How much do you need to buy in Bethesda, MD?
The median closing price across the 541 Bethesda closings we tracked over six months is $1,150,000. A 20 percent down payment at that midpoint is $230,000 and a 10 percent down payment is $115,000. Half of the tracked closings finished below the median, and condominium property generally sits lower in the range than detached houses.
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