Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Housing Market
- Active listings42currently for sale
- Pending sales3under contract
- Median asking price$764,950current listings
- Listing age83 daysmedian time Resideline has been seeing the current listings
- Closed sales tracked (6 mo)427a tracked sample, not a market total
- Median sold price$775,000last 6 months
- Middle half of sold prices$525k to $1M25th to 75th percentile
What the numbers say
As of October 26, 2026, Resideline is tracking 42 active listings and 3 pending sales in ZIP code 20878. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.07 makes it a typical-pace market: listings are going under contract at about the pace of most ZIP codes Resideline tracks.
The median asking price of current listings is $764,950, while the median of the 427 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $775,000. 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 20878 for 83 days.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median home price in 20878?
The median closed sale price in Gaithersburg, MD 20878 was $775,000 over the last six months, based on 427 closed sales tracked by Resideline. The middle half of those sales ranged from $525,000 to $1,000,000.
Is 20878 a buyer's or seller's market?
Resideline is currently tracking 3 pending sales against 42 active listings in 20878, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.07. Resideline tracks a sample of pending sales, so the ratio is most useful as a comparison: across the 3,777 ZIP codes Resideline tracks, the middle half run from 0.05 to 0.11. A higher ratio means listings go under contract faster, which usually favors sellers; a lower one gives buyers more room. By that comparison, 20878 is currently a typical-pace market.
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