In January 2018, there were 188 homes sold, with a median sale price of $727,500 - a 17.3% increase over the $620,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 366 homes sold in Seattle in January 2017.
The median sales tax in Seattle for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,956, approximately 0.7% of the median home sale price for January 2018.
The following table compares Seattle to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2018:
| City | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $918,800 | $762,000 | 20.6% |
| Normandy Park | 4 | 8 | -50% | $830,000 | $445,000 | 86.5% |
| Redmond (unincorporated) | 9 | 16 | -43.8% | $812,000 | $692,500 | 17.3% |
| Issaquah (unincorporated) | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $779,500 | $625,000 | 24.7% |
| Kenmore | 6 | 12 | -50% | $752,500 | $574,500 | 31% |
| Seattle | 188 | 366 | -48.6% | $727,500 | $620,000 | 17.3% |
| Woodinville | 2 | 9 | -77.8% | $697,475 | $650,000 | 7.3% |
| Black Diamond (unincorporated) | 4 | 0 | - | $690,000 | $0 | - |
| Duvall | 2 | 10 | -80% | $676,694 | $508,000 | 33.2% |
| Duvall (unincorporated) | 6 | 15 | -60% | $669,000 | $1,030,000 | -35% |
| Vashon (unincorporated) | 2 | 12 | -83.3% | $635,500 | $482,000 | 31.8% |
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