Rockville 20853

Montgomery County, MD · 9,473 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

59affordability /100

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

Payment burden
24.9%
affordable
Days on market
17
daily
Price cuts
13.2%
of active
Valuation
+7.8%
vs assessor
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70
/100
stable
stable · seller slight · 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

25/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 56d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)40
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 20853. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 24.9% of median income. Median days on market: 56. Renting is approximately 44% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 17.3).

Buyer Caution

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

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

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Sellers hold a slight edge.

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Median price
$645,159
▾ 0.9% YoY
Days on market
17
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$3,100
ZORI
Investor score
58/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
43
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+7.8%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$695,750
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$295
Price-to-income4.1×

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How 20853 ranks in MD
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Affordability, supply & momentum

57SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

Supply is below normal — sellers are favored but buyers still have options.

Months of Supply5.7 mo
Days on Market17d
Inv vs History+36.1%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %13.2%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply5.7
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$3,100
Price-to-rent17.3
Est. cap rate3.7%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score5
Transit score18
Bike score

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Montgomery County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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