From July through September of 2019, there were 69 homes sold, with a median sale price of $404,250 - a 4.3% increase over the $387,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 110 homes sold in Auburn in the third quarter of 2018.
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 the third quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Auburn to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2019:
| City | July - Sept. 2019 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 89 | 98 | -9.2% | $430,000 | $400,000 | 7.5% |
| Tukwila | 17 | 30 | -43.3% | $430,000 | $406,500 | 5.8% |
| Covington | 47 | 51 | -7.8% | $420,000 | $335,000 | 25.4% |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 15 | 20 | -25% | $415,000 | $401,500 | 3.4% |
| Federal Way | 130 | 152 | -14.5% | $410,000 | $385,750 | 6.3% |
| Auburn | 69 | 110 | -37.3% | $404,250 | $387,500 | 4.3% |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 8 | 16 | -50% | $401,500 | $360,000 | 11.5% |
| Black Diamond | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $397,700 | $363,500 | 9.4% |
| Des Moines | 44 | 44 | 0% | $393,000 | $422,750 | -7% |
| Enumclaw | 18 | 29 | -37.9% | $374,000 | $335,000 | 11.6% |
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 35 | 44 | -20.5% | $368,000 | $370,000 | -0.5% |
Alerts Sign-up