In August 2021, there were 561 homes sold, with a median sale price of $885,000 - a 1.1% increase over the $875,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 455 homes sold in Seattle in August 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 August 2021.
The following table compares Seattle to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2021:
| City | Aug. 2021 Home Sales | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2021 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmore | 27 | 11 | 145.5% | $950,000 | $720,000 | 31.9% |
| Snoqualmie (unincorporated) | 2 | 1 | 100% | $945,000 | $495,000 | 90.9% |
| Kirkland (unincorporated) | 32 | 39 | -17.9% | $942,000 | $760,000 | 23.9% |
| North Bend | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $925,000 | $650,500 | 42.2% |
| Lake Forest Park | 12 | 10 | 20% | $908,500 | $792,500 | 14.6% |
| Seattle | 561 | 455 | 23.3% | $885,000 | $875,000 | 1.1% |
| Bellevue (unincorporated) | 7 | 7 | 0% | $880,000 | $862,000 | 2.1% |
| Enumclaw (unincorporated) | 16 | 13 | 23.1% | $810,000 | $700,000 | 15.7% |
| Lea Hill (unincorporated) | 6 | 3 | 100% | $800,000 | $650,000 | 23.1% |
| Duvall | 11 | 11 | 0% | $800,000 | $729,000 | 9.7% |
| Shoreline | 49 | 53 | -7.5% | $769,950 | $659,950 | 16.7% |
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