In December 2018, there were 23 homes sold, with a median sale price of $439,000 - a 4.5% increase over the $420,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 13 homes sold in Renton in December 2017.
The median sales tax in Renton for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,150, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for December 2018.
The following table compares Renton to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2018:
| City | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton (unincorporated) | 3 | 6 | -50% | $500,000 | $537,500 | -7% |
| Enumclaw (unincorporated) | 11 | 2 | 450% | $488,000 | $432,500 | 12.8% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 32 | 15 | 113.3% | $471,500 | $460,000 | 2.5% |
| Maple Valley | 24 | 14 | 71.4% | $464,000 | $429,000 | 8.2% |
| Burien | 16 | 5 | 220% | $447,475 | $470,000 | -4.8% |
| Renton | 23 | 13 | 76.9% | $439,000 | $420,000 | 4.5% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 11 | 10 | 10% | $430,000 | $320,500 | 34.2% |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 1 | 1 | 0% | $425,000 | $415,000 | 2.4% |
| Des Moines | 20 | 5 | 300% | $406,000 | $400,000 | 1.5% |
| Seatac | 9 | 10 | -10% | $405,000 | $340,000 | 19.1% |
| North Bend | 2 | 0 | - | $400,250 | $0 | - |
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