From April through June, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $575,000 - a 15 percent increase over the $500,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 15 homes sold in South Federal Way (unincorporated) in the second quarter of 2021, as well.
The median sales tax in South Federal Way (unincorporated) for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,729, approximately 0.6 percent of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2022.
The following table compares South Federal Way (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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Milton | 4 | 5 | -20 | $582,750 | $570,000 | 2.2 |
| Pacific | 16 | 13 | 23.1 | $582,500 | $425,000 | 37.1 |
| Seatac | 32 | 44 | -27.3 | $578,750 | $553,000 | 4.7 |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 15 | 15 | 0 | $575,000 | $500,000 | 15 |
| Baring (unincorporated) | 2 | 0 | - | $550,000 | $0 | - |
| Enumclaw | 37 | 37 | 0 | $546,000 | $475,000 | 14.9 |
| Algona | 4 | 16 | -75 | $452,250 | $445,000 | 1.6 |
| Skykomish (unincorporated) | 1 | 2 | -50 | $395,000 | $525,000 | -24.8 |
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