Takoma Park 20912

Montgomery County, MD · 5,616 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

15affordability /100

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

Payment burden
51.6%
severe
Days on market
35
daily
Price cuts
19.7%
of active
Valuation
-61%
vs assessor
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23
/100
weak
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

71/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
Needs 41.9% correction for affordability
DOM: 93d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)100

Moderate buyer leverage in 20912. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 51.6% of median income. A 32% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 93. Renting is approximately 200% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 36.0).

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.
STABLEBALANCED

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 1.3% YoY.

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Median price
$698,735
▾ 1.3% YoY
Days on market
35
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,616
ZORI
Investor score
26/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
39
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-61.0%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$272,600
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%
Prince George's+48.6%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$399
Price-to-income8.5×

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How 20912 ranks in MD
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Affordability, supply & momentum

30SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply12.7 mo
Days on Market35d
Inv vs History+5.3%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %19.7%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply12.7
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,616
Price-to-rent36.0
Est. cap rate1.8%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score10
Transit score42
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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