In September 2019, there were 25 homes sold, with a median sale price of $395,000 - a 6.4% decrease over the $421,975 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 34 homes sold in Kent in September 2018.
The median sales tax in Kent for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,686, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for September 2019.
The following table compares Kent to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2019:
| City | Sept. 2019 Home Sales | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Way | 33 | 66 | -50% | $420,000 | $402,500 | 4.3% |
| Covington | 15 | 17 | -11.8% | $420,000 | $335,000 | 25.4% |
| Auburn | 18 | 45 | -60% | $417,125 | $365,000 | 14.3% |
| Seattle (unincorporated) | 10 | 23 | -56.5% | $414,750 | $380,000 | 9.1% |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 5 | 1 | 400% | $403,000 | $314,950 | 28% |
| Kent | 25 | 34 | -26.5% | $395,000 | $421,975 | -6.4% |
| Des Moines | 9 | 14 | -35.7% | $392,000 | $409,000 | -4.2% |
| Ravensdale (unincorporated) | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $370,200 | $639,950 | -42.2% |
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 9 | 17 | -47.1% | $355,950 | $355,450 | 0.1% |
| Pacific | 4 | 4 | 0% | $335,000 | $320,000 | 4.7% |
| Enumclaw | 3 | 13 | -76.9% | $305,000 | $350,100 | -12.9% |
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