Rockville 20852

Montgomery County, MD · 16,599 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

56affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
26.8%
affordable
Days on market
35
daily
Price cuts
18.4%
of active
Valuation
-7.1%
vs assessor
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64
/100
stable
stable · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

39/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 59d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 20852. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 26.9% of median income. Median days on market: 59. Renting is approximately 62% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 19.5).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
STABLEBALANCED

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 1.4% YoY.

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Median price
$538,147
▾ 1.4% YoY
Days on market
35
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,298
ZORI
Investor score
49/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
172
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-7.1%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$499,800
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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vs county comps
+36.8%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Montgomery+36.8%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$392
Price-to-income4.4×

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How 20852 ranks in MD
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Affordability, supply & momentum

20SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply14.4 mo
Days on Market35d
Inv vs History+53.6%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %18.4%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply14.4
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,298
Price-to-rent19.5
Est. cap rate3.3%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score7
Transit score35
Bike score—

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Montgomery County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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