In October 2020, there were 18 homes sold, with a median sale price of $433,750 - a 3.6% decrease over the $450,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 13 homes sold in Des Moines in October 2019.
The median sales tax in Des Moines for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,602, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for October 2020.
The following table compares Des Moines to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in October 2020:
| City | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 17 | 11 | 54.5% | $480,000 | $422,900 | 13.5% |
| Pacific | 3 | 3 | 0% | $466,500 | $345,000 | 35.2% |
| Snoqualmie (unincorporated) | 2 | 2 | 0% | $455,000 | $1,027,625 | -55.7% |
| Auburn | 37 | 32 | 15.6% | $453,000 | $391,500 | 15.7% |
| Federal Way | 51 | 45 | 13.3% | $440,000 | $407,000 | 8.1% |
| Des Moines | 18 | 13 | 38.5% | $433,750 | $450,000 | -3.6% |
| Enumclaw | 23 | 11 | 109.1% | $431,000 | $365,000 | 18.1% |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $431,000 | $393,225 | 9.6% |
| Seatac | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $419,750 | $370,000 | 13.4% |
| Black Diamond | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $375,000 | $450,000 | -16.7% |
| Algona | 1 | 1 | 0% | $344,300 | $349,950 | -1.6% |
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