In August 2018, there were 32 homes sold, with a median sale price of $394,000 - a 19.4% increase over the $330,100 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 27 homes sold in Auburn in August 2017.
The median sales tax in Auburn for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,743, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for August 2018.
The following table compares Auburn to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2018:
| City | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 19 | 14 | 35.7% | $441,000 | $452,500 | -2.5% |
| Tukwila | 9 | 6 | 50% | $429,937 | $304,500 | 41.2% |
| Seattle (unincorporated) | 18 | 17 | 5.9% | $405,725 | $410,000 | -1% |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 8 | 16 | -50% | $402,500 | $380,103 | 5.9% |
| Burien | 10 | 19 | -47.4% | $399,863.50 | $455,000 | -12.1% |
| Auburn | 32 | 27 | 18.5% | $394,000 | $330,100 | 19.4% |
| Federal Way | 45 | 42 | 7.1% | $375,000 | $330,000 | 13.6% |
| Seatac | 16 | 17 | -5.9% | $369,500 | $347,500 | 6.3% |
| Kent | 36 | 31 | 16.1% | $366,250 | $370,000 | -1% |
| Milton | 1 | 1 | 0% | $350,000 | $512,000 | -31.6% |
| Algona | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $350,000 | $277,000 | 26.4% |
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