From July through September of 2019, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $528,500 - a 27.8% increase over the $413,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Newcastle (unincorporated) in the third quarter of 2018, as well.
The median sales tax in Newcastle (unincorporated) for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $5,151, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Newcastle (unincorporated) 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duvall | 17 | 13 | 30.8% | $621,550 | $608,750 | 2.1% |
| North Bend | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $607,500 | $685,000 | -11.3% |
| Enumclaw (unincorporated) | 14 | 19 | -26.3% | $587,500 | $550,000 | 6.8% |
| Carnation | 5 | 2 | 150% | $535,000 | $595,750 | -10.2% |
| Snoqualmie (unincorporated) | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $532,250 | $690,000 | -22.9% |
| Newcastle (unincorporated) | 3 | 3 | 0% | $528,500 | $413,500 | 27.8% |
| Ravensdale (unincorporated) | 5 | 5 | 0% | $519,950 | $569,000 | -8.6% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 103 | 137 | -24.8% | $500,000 | $482,500 | 3.6% |
| Burien | 37 | 42 | -11.9% | $497,500 | $475,000 | 4.7% |
| Renton (unincorporated) | 25 | 16 | 56.3% | $495,000 | $514,975 | -3.9% |
| Maple Valley | 61 | 81 | -24.7% | $494,000 | $450,000 | 9.8% |
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