In September 2017, there were 21 homes sold, with a median sale price of $472,000 - a 40.9% increase over the $335,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 33 homes sold in Burien in September 2016.
The median sales tax in Burien for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,875, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for September 2017.
The following table compares Burien to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in September 2017:
| City | Sept. 2017 Home Sales | Sept. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normandy Park | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $574,500 | $619,000 | -7.2% |
| North Bend (unincorporated) | 8 | 20 | -60% | $509,975 | $421,000 | 21.1% |
| Duvall | 6 | 15 | -60% | $509,950 | $460,000 | 10.9% |
| Black Diamond (unincorporated) | 1 | 0 | - | $487,000 | $0 | - |
| Vashon (unincorporated) | 10 | 28 | -64.3% | $481,000 | $475,000 | 1.3% |
| Burien | 21 | 33 | -36.4% | $472,000 | $335,000 | 40.9% |
| Renton | 31 | 65 | -52.3% | $450,000 | $400,000 | 12.5% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 68 | 60 | 13.3% | $445,475 | $410,000 | 8.7% |
| Maple Valley | 42 | 55 | -23.6% | $441,000 | $385,000 | 14.5% |
| Lea Hill (unincorporated) | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $427,500 | $490,500 | -12.8% |
| Renton (unincorporated) | 9 | 13 | -30.8% | $420,000 | $419,950 | 0% |
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