Burtonsville 20866

Montgomery County, MD · 4,793 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

65affordability /100

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

Payment burden
21%
affordable
Days on market
28
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
of active
Valuation
-59.8%
vs assessor
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61
/100
stable
cooling · 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

28/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 61d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)70
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75

Seller-favored market in 20866. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 21.1% of median income. Median days on market: 61. Renting is approximately 38% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 16.5).

Buyer Caution

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

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

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Sellers hold a slight edge. Prices down 2.2% YoY.

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Median price
$467,458
▾ 2.2% YoY
Days on market
28
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,368
ZORI
Investor score
60/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
23
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-59.8%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$187,700
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
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$245
Price-to-income3.5×

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How 20866 ranks in MD
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Affordability, supply & momentum

50SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply6.3 mo
Days on Market28d
Inv vs History+27.8%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply6.3
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,368
Price-to-rent16.5
Est. cap rate4.0%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score2
Transit score9
Bike score—

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Montgomery County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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