Garrett Park 20896

Montgomery County, MD · 383 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

affordability /100

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

Days on market
9
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
of active
Valuation
-53.6%
vs assessor
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39
/100
weak
stable · seller advantage · 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

66/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
DOM: 104d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Valuation Gap (25%)60
Supply & Demand (20%)40
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Days on Market (5%)100

Moderate buyer leverage in 20896. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Median days on market: 104. Renting is approximately 182% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 33.9). Market appears 12% overpriced vs. assessed values.

What to Offer

Offer 5-10% below list. You have room to negotiate.

Conditions resemble 2019 pre-pandemic levels — moderate overvaluation with slowing demand. Negotiation room exists.
STABLESELLER ADVANTAGE

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Sellers are firmly in control.

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Market snapshoteach number, once

Median price
$1,089,204
▾ 0.6% YoY
Days on market
9
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,679
ZORI
Investor score
29/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
2
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-53.6%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$505,050
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$416
Price-to-income

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How 20896 ranks in MD
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Affordability, supply & momentum

56SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply6.0 mo
Days on Market9d
Inv vs History+37.5%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,679
Price-to-rent33.9
Est. cap rate1.9%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score8
Transit score26
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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