In October 2017, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $407,500 - a 16.1% increase over the $350,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 26 homes sold in Burien in October 2016.
The median sales tax in Burien for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,875, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for October 2017.
The following table compares Burien to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2017:
| City | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton | 17 | 77 | -77.9% | $450,000 | $368,000 | 22.3% |
| Maple Valley | 18 | 54 | -66.7% | $438,000 | $387,750 | 13% |
| Snoqualmie | 5 | 30 | -83.3% | $430,000 | $574,499.50 | -25.2% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 18 | 74 | -75.7% | $425,000 | $405,000 | 4.9% |
| North Bend (unincorporated) | 7 | 15 | -53.3% | $415,000 | $380,000 | 9.2% |
| Burien | 12 | 26 | -53.8% | $407,500 | $350,950 | 16.1% |
| Kent | 32 | 75 | -57.3% | $377,475 | $332,950 | 13.4% |
| Des Moines | 10 | 31 | -67.7% | $370,750 | $347,000 | 6.8% |
| Enumclaw (unincorporated) | 3 | 14 | -78.6% | $370,000 | $528,000 | -29.9% |
| Federal Way | 19 | 99 | -80.8% | $365,000 | $320,000 | 14.1% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 12 | 52 | -76.9% | $357,250 | $355,000 | 0.6% |
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