In September 2018, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $335,000 - a 6.4% decrease over the $357,975 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 28 homes sold in Covington in September 2017.
The median sales tax in Covington for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,599, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for September 2018.
The following table compares Covington to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2018:
| City | Sept. 2018 Home Sales | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle (unincorporated) | 23 | 23 | 0% | $380,000 | $327,500 | 16% |
| Tukwila | 13 | 8 | 62.5% | $379,000 | $415,400 | -8.8% |
| Auburn | 45 | 34 | 32.4% | $365,000 | $372,500 | -2% |
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 17 | 14 | 21.4% | $355,450 | $344,500 | 3.2% |
| Enumclaw | 13 | 7 | 85.7% | $350,100 | $300,000 | 16.7% |
| Covington | 17 | 28 | -39.3% | $335,000 | $357,975 | -6.4% |
| Pacific | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $320,000 | $287,000 | 11.5% |
| Skykomish (unincorporated) | 2 | 0 | - | $315,000 | $0 | - |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $314,950 | $337,450 | -6.7% |
| Milton | 1 | 0 | - | $313,000 | $0 | - |
| Algona | 3 | 3 | 0% | $299,999 | $251,500 | 19.3% |
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