In September 2021, there were 547 homes sold, with a median sale price of $870,000 - a 6.2% increase over the $819,375 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 458 homes sold in Seattle in September 2020.
The median sales tax in Seattle for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,956, approximately 0.6% of the median home sale price for September 2021.
The following table compares Seattle to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in September 2021:
| City | Sept. 2021 Home Sales | Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmore | 25 | 14 | 78.6% | $925,000 | $815,000 | 13.5% |
| Bothell | 16 | 14 | 14.3% | $897,000 | $792,500 | 13.2% |
| Vashon (unincorporated) | 17 | 9 | 88.9% | $875,000 | $769,000 | 13.8% |
| Lea Hill (unincorporated) | 7 | 10 | -30% | $875,000 | $672,000 | 30.2% |
| Duvall | 9 | 6 | 50% | $875,000 | $617,500 | 41.7% |
| Seattle | 547 | 458 | 19.4% | $870,000 | $819,375 | 6.2% |
| Normandy Park | 7 | 5 | 40% | $850,000 | $875,000 | -2.9% |
| Lake Forest Park | 11 | 6 | 83.3% | $850,000 | $747,500 | 13.7% |
| Black Diamond (unincorporated) | 1 | 0 | - | $835,000 | $0 | - |
| North Bend | 7 | 2 | 250% | $800,000 | $709,719 | 12.7% |
| Black Diamond | 2 | 8 | -75% | $784,250 | $476,250 | 64.7% |
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