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Kent home prices rise in the third quarter of 2018

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The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2018 in Kent rose by $29,425 while total sales decreased by 10.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From July through September of 2018, there were 98 homes sold, with a median sale price of $400,000 - a 7.9% increase over the $370,575 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 109 homes sold in Kent in the third quarter of 2017.

The median sales tax in Kent for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,686, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2018.

The following table compares Kent to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2018:

CityJuly - Sept. 2018 Home SalesJuly - Sept. 2017 Home Sales% change (Total Home Sales)July - Sept. 2018 Median Sales PriceJuly - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price% change (Median Sales Price)
Des Moines4449-10.2%$422,750$368,00014.9%
Seattle (unincorporated)5455-1.8%$414,946.30$356,00016.6%
Newcastle (unincorporated)30-$413,500$0-
Tukwila301866.7%$406,500$350,00016.1%
White Center (unincorporated)2034-41.2%$401,500$370,0008.5%
Kent98109-10.1%$400,000$370,5757.9%
Seatac3646-21.7%$391,000$355,25010.1%
Auburn1108726.4%$387,500$350,00010.7%
Federal Way15212323.6%$385,750$339,00013.8%
Auburn (unincorporated)4448-8.3%$370,000$346,5006.8%
Black Diamond1213-7.7%$363,500$385,000-5.6%

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