The median sale price of a home sold in January 2017 in Auburn (unincorporated) rose by $24,550 while total sales decreased by 18.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In January 2017, there were 13 homes sold, with a median sale price of $287,000 – a 9.4% increase over the $262,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 16 homes sold in Auburn (unincorporated) in January 2016.
The median sales tax in Auburn (unincorporated) for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,807, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for January 2017.
The following table compares Auburn (unincorporated) to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2017:
| City | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington | 21 | 15 | 40% | $325,000 | $276,900 | 17.4% |
| Carnation | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $321,250 | $375,000 | -14.3% |
| Baring (unincorporated) | 1 | 2 | -50% | $300,000 | $145,600 | 106% |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 12 | 7 | 71.4% | $299,000 | $275,000 | 8.7% |
| Auburn | 52 | 33 | 57.6% | $295,975 | $285,500 | 3.7% |
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 13 | 16 | -18.8% | $287,000 | $262,450 | 9.4% |
| Black Diamond | 2 | 0 | – | $279,250 | $0 | – |
| Enumclaw | 14 | 10 | 40% | $267,500 | $255,500 | 4.7% |
| Algona | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $265,750 | $151,319.66 | 75.6% |
| Des Moines | 21 | 21 | 0% | $262,000 | $290,000 | -9.7% |
| Tukwila | 7 | 5 | 40% | $252,325 | $220,000 | 14.7% |

