From April through June, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $769,000 - a 61.8 percent decrease from the $2,014,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Newcastle (unincorporated) in the second quarter of 2021.
The median sales tax in Newcastle (unincorporated) for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $5,151, approximately 0.7 percent of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2022.
The following table compares Newcastle (unincorporated) to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in the second quarter of 2022:
| City | April - June 2022 Home Sales | April - June 2021 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | April - June 2022 Median Sales Price | April - June 2021 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Valley | 138 | 153 | -9.8 | $850,000 | $685,000 | 24.1 |
| Vashon (unincorporated) | 32 | 36 | -11.1 | $837,500 | $736,000 | 13.8 |
| Lea Hill (unincorporated) | 18 | 20 | -10 | $831,250 | $816,750 | 1.8 |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 161 | 181 | -11 | $800,000 | $680,000 | 17.6 |
| Enumclaw (unincorporated) | 20 | 33 | -39.4 | $797,500 | $737,000 | 8.2 |
| Newcastle (unincorporated) | 5 | 4 | 25 | $769,000 | $2,014,000 | -61.8 |
| Renton | 139 | 144 | -3.5 | $760,000 | $650,000 | 16.9 |
| Renton (unincorporated) | 24 | 27 | -11.1 | $750,000 | $650,000 | 15.4 |
| Black Diamond | 13 | 13 | 0 | $725,000 | $630,000 | 15.1 |
| Burien | 79 | 68 | 16.2 | $725,000 | $609,000 | 19 |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 103 | 114 | -9.6 | $723,000 | $575,000 | 25.7 |
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