Bethesda, MD 20817 Housing Market
- Active listings35currently for sale
- Pending sales3under contract
- Median asking price$1,450,000current listings
- Listing age85 daysmedian time Resideline has been seeing the current listings
- Closed sales tracked (6 mo)339a tracked sample, not a market total
- Median sold price$1,350,000last 6 months
- Middle half of sold prices$895k to $1.84M25th to 75th percentile
What the numbers say
As of September 14, 2026, Resideline is tracking 35 active listings and 3 pending sales in ZIP code 20817. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.09 points to a balanced market: buyers have room to compare options and negotiate.
The median asking price of current listings is $1,450,000, while the median of the 339 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $1,350,000. Those two figures describe different sets of homes, so any gap between them reflects the mix of what is listed now versus what recently sold, not a negotiating discount. Resideline has been seeing the median active listing in 20817 for 85 days.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median home price in 20817?
The median closed sale price in Bethesda, MD 20817 was $1,350,000 over the last six months, based on 339 closed sales tracked by Resideline. The middle half of those sales ranged from $895,000 to $1,835,000.
Is 20817 a buyer's or seller's market?
Resideline is currently tracking 3 pending sales against 35 active listings in 20817, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.09. Ratios of 0.6 or higher usually indicate a seller's market, 0.35 to 0.6 a competitive market, and lower values a more balanced one. By that yardstick, 20817 currently looks like a balanced market.
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