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Where to live in Montgomery County, MD
A $640K median home value — well above Maryland's $420K — with Bethesda and Potomac at the top of the local market. Montgomery County has 1,062,061 residents and 404,423 homes, and 65% of households own. The county seat is Rockville. Of Maryland's four largest counties, it has the highest median home value.
- Median home value
- $640K
- ACS 2020–2024
- Median rent
- $2,068
- per month
- Own their home
- 65%
- of households
- Towns & places
- 59
- Census places
Compare
16 Montgomery County communities, side by side.
Among the 16 largest communities compared below, the lowest median home values are in Montgomery Village, Germantown and Fairland, and the highest in Bethesda, Potomac and North Potomac. Potomac, Olney and North Potomac are the most single-family; Clarksburg, Germantown and Gaithersburg have the newest housing. For transit, Silver Spring, Takoma Park and Wheaton have the largest shares of commuters on buses and trains (14% in Silver Spring). The average one-way commute from homes across the county is 32 minutes.
| Community | Median home value | Median rent | Own their home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown | $422K | $2,040 | 67% |
| Silver Spring | $643K | $1,913 | 38% |
| Gaithersburg | $496K | $2,058 | 51% |
| Bethesda | $1.17M | $2,469 | 64% |
| Rockville | $682K | $2,274 | 53% |
| Wheaton | $501K | $2,163 | 65% |
| Aspen Hill | $570K | $1,916 | 65% |
| North Bethesda | $732K | $2,191 | 50% |
| Potomac | $1.16M | $2,887 | 85% |
| Olney | $657K | $2,404 | 89% |
| Montgomery Village | $389K | $1,916 | 68% |
| Clarksburg | $679K | $2,495 | 90% |
| Fairland | $477K | $1,894 | 46% |
| North Potomac | $826K | $2,413 | 83% |
| Redland | $540K | $2,221 | 74% |
| Takoma Park | $749K | $1,432 | 54% |
| All of Montgomery County | $640K | $2,068 | 65% |
ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates. * = wide margin of error. “Typical home” is the most common kind of building. On smaller screens some columns are hidden; open on a laptop for population, home type and commute.
Housing
Montgomery County's housing.
Homes by type of building
- Detached houses 47%
- Townhouses 18%
- 2–9 unit buildings 7%
- 10+ unit buildings 28%
- Homes
- 404,423
- 2020 Census
- Typical home built
- 1980
- median year
- Transit commuters
- 7%
- of workers
- Work from home
- 28%
- of workers
Schools
Public schools in Montgomery County.
Schools are assigned by home address through Montgomery County Public Schools. Check the district's boundary tools for any address before you make an offer — Fred will help you confirm assignments for the homes you tour.
Next step
Thinking about Montgomery County?
Ask Fred for a current Montgomery County market report — recent sales, what's listed and what it means for your budget. Or call (202) 704-5931.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; D.C. Office of Planning neighborhood clusters and regional rail stations (D.C. GIS). Home values are owners' own estimates averaged over 2020–2024, so they trail today's prices. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Data updated November 2026.