The median sale price of a home sold in March 2018 in Burien rose by $162,000 while total sales decreased by 38.7%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In March 2018, there were 19 homes sold, with a median sale price of $517,000 – a 45.6% increase over the $355,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 31 homes sold in Burien in March 2017.
The median sales tax in Burien for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,875, approximately 0.7% of the median home sale price for March 2018.
The following table compares Burien to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2018:
| City | Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enumclaw (unincorporated) | 11 | 6 | 83.3% | $582,950 | $447,000 | 30.4% |
| Fall City (unincorporated) | 2 | 2 | 0% | $575,432.50 | $1,015,000 | -43.3% |
| Lea Hill (unincorporated) | 6 | 2 | 200% | $570,100 | $673,364 | -15.3% |
| Renton (unincorporated) | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $552,500 | $432,500 | 27.7% |
| Carnation | 3 | 1 | 200% | $538,000 | $346,000 | 55.5% |
| Burien | 19 | 31 | -38.7% | $517,000 | $355,000 | 45.6% |
| Maple Valley | 38 | 61 | -37.7% | $499,500 | $385,000 | 29.7% |
| Renton | 37 | 58 | -36.2% | $491,000 | $395,000 | 24.3% |
| North Bend (unincorporated) | 11 | 8 | 37.5% | $485,000 | $454,250 | 6.8% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 27 | 71 | -62% | $453,000 | $450,000 | 0.7% |
| Baring (unincorporated) | 1 | 1 | 0% | $430,000 | $219,000 | 96.3% |
