Montgomery County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland, located adjacent to Washington, D.C.
The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville, although the census-designated place of Germantown is the most populous city within the county.
Montgomery real estate market
In March 2021, Montgomery County home prices were up 9.3% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $505K. On average, homes in Montgomery County sell after 16 days on the market compared to 28 days last year. There were 1,127 homes sold in March this year, up from 1,030 last year.
Interesting Facts
As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 971,777, increasing by 8.1% to an estimated 1,050,688 in 2019.
The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville, although the census-designated place of Germantown is the most populous city within the county.
Most of the county's residents live in unincorporated locales, of which the most urban are Silver Spring and Bethesda, although the incorporated cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg are also large population centers, as are many smaller but significant places.
Montgomery County also has the highest percentage (29.2%) of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate degrees.
Like other inner-suburban Washington, D.C. counties, Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses, which provide a significant amount of revenue for the county.
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