Damascus 20872

Montgomery County, MD · 4,748 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

58affordability /100

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

Payment burden
25.4%
affordable
Days on market
34
daily
Price cuts
15.8%
of active
Valuation
-37.7%
vs assessor
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57
/100
mixed
cooling · 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

50/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
DOM: 44d (falling) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)40
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)40

Balanced market in 20872. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 25.4% of median income. Median days on market: 44. Renting is approximately 123% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 26.7).

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
COOLINGBALANCED

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 2.4% YoY.

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Median price
$556,923
▾ 2.4% YoY
Days on market
34
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,741
ZORI
Investor score
29/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
37
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-37.7%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$346,950
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$274
Price-to-income4.2×

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How 20872 ranks in MD
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Affordability, supply & momentum

35SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply11.6 mo
Days on Market34d
Inv vs History-6.4%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %15.8%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply11.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,741
Price-to-rent26.7
Est. cap rate2.4%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score1
Transit score5
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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