In October 2020, there were 38 homes sold, with a median sale price of $567,750 - a 10.2% increase over the $515,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 33 homes sold in Renton in October 2019.
The median sales tax in Renton for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,150, approximately 0.7% of the median home sale price for October 2020.
The following table compares Renton 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (unincorporated) | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $720,000 | $592,025 | 21.6% |
| Lake Forest Park | 9 | 6 | 50% | $650,000 | $712,000 | -8.7% |
| Shoreline | 35 | 28 | 25% | $615,000 | $523,625 | 17.5% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 49 | 31 | 58.1% | $582,000 | $450,000 | 29.3% |
| North Bend (unincorporated) | 9 | 6 | 50% | $575,000 | $605,000 | -5% |
| Renton | 38 | 33 | 15.2% | $567,750 | $515,000 | 10.2% |
| Burien | 18 | 16 | 12.5% | $550,500 | $504,000 | 9.2% |
| Carnation | 4 | 1 | 300% | $550,000 | $430,000 | 27.9% |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 9 | 12 | -25% | $550,000 | $398,250 | 38.1% |
| Covington | 15 | 12 | 25% | $550,000 | $389,500 | 41.2% |
| Vashon (unincorporated) | 8 | 12 | -33.3% | $532,500 | $586,500 | -9.2% |
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