In May 2021, there were 49 homes sold, with a median sale price of $642,000 - a 25.3% increase over the $512,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 36 homes sold in Renton in May 2020.
The median sales tax in Renton for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,150, approximately 0.6% of the median home sale price for May 2021.
The following table compares Renton to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in May 2021:
| City | May 2021 Home Sales | May 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2021 Median Sales Price | May 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skykomish (unincorporated) | 1 | 0 | - | $710,000 | $0 | - |
| Black Diamond | 5 | 5 | 0% | $700,000 | $545,950 | 28.2% |
| Enumclaw (unincorporated) | 10 | 10 | 0% | $668,500 | $522,500 | 27.9% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 62 | 55 | 12.7% | $662,500 | $540,000 | 22.7% |
| Lake Forest Park | 4 | 8 | -50% | $644,000 | $676,997.50 | -4.9% |
| Renton | 49 | 36 | 36.1% | $642,000 | $512,500 | 25.3% |
| Maple Valley | 43 | 38 | 13.2% | $630,000 | $507,500 | 24.1% |
| Burien | 22 | 14 | 57.1% | $626,500 | $487,750 | 28.4% |
| Renton (unincorporated) | 6 | 3 | 100% | $602,500 | $760,000 | -20.7% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 36 | 34 | 5.9% | $595,000 | $462,500 | 28.6% |
| Des Moines | 22 | 10 | 120% | $585,000 | $422,000 | 38.6% |
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