Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, and it feels like several towns in one. You have planned communities built in the 2000s, post-war Cape Cods, Victorian homes near the historic district, and condos you can walk to Metro from. I'm James Buckley, owner of Canopy Property Group at eXp Realty, and this guide covers the neighborhoods buyers ask me about most, plus Derwood just to the north.
Characteristic | Detail |
|---|---|
Location | Central Montgomery County, MD, along Rockville Pike (MD-355) and I-270 |
Area covered in this guide | City of Rockville plus the broader Rockville area, including Derwood |
ZIP Codes | 20850, 20851, 20852, 20853, 20855 |
Metro | Red Line stations at Shady Grove, Rockville, and Twinbrook |
School District | Montgomery County Public Schools. Assignments depend on the exact address, so check the MCPS school assignment tool for any home. |
Market Metric | Rockville Area Market (Bright MLS, Oct 2026) |
|---|---|
Closed Sales | 1,592 (prior 12 mo: 1,641) |
Median Sold Price | $650,000 (prior 12 mo: $640,240) |
Median Days on Market | 13 days (prior 12 mo: 9) |
Sold-to-list price | 100% |
Active Listings (Oct 24, 2026) | 355, median list price $579,000 |
Months of Supply | About 2.7 |
ZIP Code | Closed Sales | Median Sold Price | Median Days on Market |
|---|---|---|---|
20850 | 554 | $699,500 | 13 |
20851 | 118 | $557,572 | 8 |
20852 | 502 | $630,000 | 20 |
20853 | 256 | $649,950 | 8 |
20855 | 162 | $650,000 | 16 |
Most buyers start with King Farm, Fallsgrove, Twinbrook, Rockville Town Center, West End, Rose Hill, Hungerford, and Derwood. Each one has a different mix of home styles, ages, and access to Metro and I-270.
King Farm was a dairy farm. The city annexed it in 1995, and construction started in 2000 on a walkable, mixed-use neighborhood with single-family homes, townhouses, condos, and apartments. It sits across from the Shady Grove Metro station and was designed around sidewalks and bike paths. The old King family farmstead and dairy barns are preserved as a city park and local historic district.
Fallsgrove is a planned community on 254 acres of the former Thomas Farm, annexed in 1993. More than half of its homes are condos and apartments, with townhouses and single-family homes mixed in. The Thomas Farm Community Center opened there in 2009, and the Carl Henn Millennium Trail connects at Fallsgrove Park.
Twinbrook dates to 1946 and was built in the late 1940s and 1950s for returning veterans and federal workers. The first section is known for its Cape Cod homes, and several streets are named for World War II battles. Rockville annexed it in 1949. Many of those original homes have been expanded over the years, and the Twinbrook Metro station is close by.
Town Center has been redeveloped since 2000, and it's where you'll find Rockville Town Square, the county government buildings, and the Rockville Metro station. Housing here is mostly condos, apartments, and townhouses. It's a good fit if you want to walk to dinner and take Metro to work.
The West End is one of Rockville's oldest neighborhoods. It took off in the 1890s, when Victorian homes went up along West Montgomery Avenue for train commuters to Washington. Many of those homes still stand in the West Montgomery Avenue Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. You'll also see Cape Cods, bungalows, ranches, and split-levels, all within reach of Town Center.
Rose Hill takes its name from the Rose Hill Farm, whose history goes back to 1803. The Rose Hill Mansion, renovated in 1935, is part of a city historic district.
Hungerford is named for Hungerford's Tavern, where Rockville residents issued the Hungerford Resolves in 1774, calling for a boycott of British goods. Today it's an established residential neighborhood close to Rockville Town Center.
These neighborhoods were built mostly from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. You'll see colonials, ramblers, and split-levels, plus townhouse communities, with Upper Watts Branch Park and Woodley Gardens Park running through as a stream valley park.
Potomac Woods sits in southwestern Rockville near I-270. Most homes there went up between the 1960s and 1980s on curving streets and cul-de-sacs, and the city's Potomac Woods park covers 42 acres.
Derwood is just north of the City of Rockville, outside city limits, in ZIP code 20855. It's close to the Shady Grove Metro station and Rock Creek Regional Park, where Lake Needwood and the north end of the Rock Creek Trail are. Mill Creek Towne, a planned community, is part of the Derwood area.
Call or text me at (202) 979-9561. Tell me how you want to live, and I'll show you which parts of Rockville fit, street by street.
Written by James Buckley, Canopy Property Group at eXp Realty, best real estate agent in Rockville Maryland
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