From July through September of 2018, there were 69 homes sold, with a median sale price of $435,000 - a 13.8% increase over the $382,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 70 homes sold in Kent (unincorporated) in the third quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Kent (unincorporated) for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,966, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the third quarter of 2018.
The following table compares Kent (unincorporated) to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in the third quarter of 2018:
| City | July - Sept. 2018 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton (unincorporated) | 16 | 21 | -23.8% | $514,975 | $440,000 | 17% |
| Renton | 99 | 93 | 6.5% | $490,000 | $449,000 | 9.1% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 137 | 137 | 0% | $482,500 | $450,000 | 7.2% |
| Burien | 42 | 59 | -28.8% | $475,000 | $460,000 | 3.3% |
| Maple Valley | 81 | 85 | -4.7% | $450,000 | $445,000 | 1.1% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 69 | 70 | -1.4% | $435,000 | $382,250 | 13.8% |
| Des Moines | 44 | 49 | -10.2% | $422,750 | $368,000 | 14.9% |
| Seattle (unincorporated) | 54 | 55 | -1.8% | $414,946.30 | $356,000 | 16.6% |
| Newcastle (unincorporated) | 3 | 0 | - | $413,500 | $0 | - |
| Tukwila | 30 | 18 | 66.7% | $406,500 | $350,000 | 16.1% |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 20 | 34 | -41.2% | $401,500 | $370,000 | 8.5% |
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