From April through June, there were 48 homes sold, with a median sale price of $655,000 - a 21.3 percent increase over the $540,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 60 homes sold in Auburn (unincorporated) in the second quarter of 2021.
The median sales tax in Auburn (unincorporated) for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,807, approximately 0.6 percent of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2022.
The following table compares Auburn (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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent (unincorporated) | 103 | 114 | -9.6 | $723,000 | $575,000 | 25.7 |
| Carnation | 6 | 5 | 20 | $695,750 | $820,000 | -15.2 |
| Kent | 125 | 142 | -12 | $675,000 | $564,250 | 19.6 |
| Tukwila | 21 | 34 | -38.2 | $660,000 | $485,000 | 36.1 |
| Covington | 84 | 73 | 15.1 | $660,000 | $550,000 | 20 |
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 48 | 60 | -20 | $655,000 | $540,000 | 21.3 |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 39 | 36 | 8.3 | $629,950 | $575,000 | 9.6 |
| Auburn | 122 | 138 | -11.6 | $620,000 | $510,000 | 21.6 |
| Federal Way | 195 | 210 | -7.1 | $620,000 | $550,000 | 12.7 |
| Des Moines | 59 | 68 | -13.2 | $600,000 | $548,500 | 9.4 |
| Seattle (unincorporated) | 72 | 76 | -5.3 | $599,500 | $536,500 | 11.7 |
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