Few communities in the Washington metropolitan area have undergone as radical a transformation over the past 30 years as Germantown, Md. Once a sleepy country hamlet considered too far removed from the city to even garner suburb status, the Montgomery County community has ballooned to an area that some 100,000 people call home.
| At a glance |
| November 2010 |
| Average sold price for homes sold in ZIP code 20874: $277,386 |
| Average list price for homes sold in ZIP code 20874: $300,935 |
| Average days on market for homes sold: 78 |
| November 2009 |
| Average sold price for homes sold in ZIP code 20874: $257,896 |
| Average list price for homes sold in ZIP code 20874: $271,493 |
| Average days on market for homes sold: 59 |
Amid surefire signs of standard suburban development including strip malls, big box stores, chain restaurants and consistent traffic, sit cultural and communal institutions that give Germantown a unique identity.
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