From January through December of 2017, there were 292 homes sold, with a median sale price of $355,000 - a 7.6% increase over the $330,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 394 homes sold in Seattle (unincorporated) in 2016.
The median sales tax in Seattle (unincorporated) for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,247, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for 2017.
The following table compares Seattle (unincorporated) to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
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Carnation | 23 | 32 | -28.1% | $395,000 | $375,000 | 5.3% |
Kent (unincorporated) | 373 | 532 | -29.9% | $376,500 | $350,000 | 7.6% |
White Center (unincorporated) | 130 | 186 | -30.1% | $371,250 | $338,000 | 9.8% |
Kent | 524 | 763 | -31.3% | $360,000 | $330,000 | 9.1% |
Des Moines | 252 | 347 | -27.4% | $359,975 | $325,000 | 10.8% |
Seattle (unincorporated) | 292 | 394 | -25.9% | $355,000 | $330,000 | 7.6% |
Black Diamond | 51 | 68 | -25% | $355,000 | $334,249.50 | 6.2% |
Federal Way | 698 | 1,049 | -33.5% | $350,000 | $315,000 | 11.1% |
Milton | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $350,000 | $305,000 | 14.8% |
Covington | 243 | 357 | -31.9% | $345,000 | $317,000 | 8.8% |
South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 52 | 47 | 10.6% | $340,000 | $295,000 | 15.3% |