In April 2018, there were 24 homes sold, with a median sale price of $386,000 - a 10.7% increase over the $348,725 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 76 homes sold in Federal Way in April 2017.
The median sales tax in Federal Way for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,694, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for April 2018.
The following table compares Federal Way to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2018:
| City | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | Apr. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent (unincorporated) | 16 | 35 | -54.3% | $464,140 | $385,000 | 20.6% |
| Des Moines | 4 | 37 | -89.2% | $435,944 | $385,000 | 13.2% |
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 5 | 27 | -81.5% | $435,000 | $339,950 | 28% |
| Covington | 12 | 27 | -55.6% | $415,000 | $323,000 | 28.5% |
| Kent | 23 | 51 | -54.9% | $398,500 | $343,000 | 16.2% |
| Federal Way | 24 | 76 | -68.4% | $386,000 | $348,725 | 10.7% |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 5 | 18 | -72.2% | $385,000 | $350,000 | 10% |
| Black Diamond | 1 | 5 | -80% | $380,000 | $445,000 | -14.6% |
| Enumclaw | 6 | 13 | -53.8% | $377,500 | $320,000 | 18% |
| Seatac | 9 | 14 | -35.7% | $373,500 | $323,190 | 15.6% |
| Pacific | 2 | 5 | -60% | $363,000 | $295,000 | 23.1% |
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