From July through December of 2019, there were 74 homes sold, with a median sale price of $415,500 - a 14.6% increase over the $362,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 108 homes sold in Covington in the second half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Covington for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,599, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2019.
The following table compares Covington to other King County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2019:
| City | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond | 20 | 25 | -20% | $437,497.50 | $350,000 | 25% |
| Kent | 166 | 182 | -8.8% | $430,000 | $397,525 | 8.2% |
| Tukwila | 29 | 45 | -35.6% | $430,000 | $395,000 | 8.9% |
| Seattle (unincorporated) | 107 | 96 | 11.5% | $430,000 | $406,000 | 5.9% |
| Milton | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $420,000 | $337,500 | 24.4% |
| Covington | 74 | 108 | -31.5% | $415,500 | $362,500 | 14.6% |
| Federal Way | 237 | 295 | -19.7% | $410,500 | $379,000 | 8.3% |
| Des Moines | 89 | 91 | -2.2% | $410,000 | $420,000 | -2.4% |
| Seatac | 48 | 59 | -18.6% | $403,000 | $392,000 | 2.8% |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 33 | 47 | -29.8% | $400,000 | $406,800 | -1.7% |
| Auburn | 150 | 213 | -29.6% | $393,500 | $385,000 | 2.2% |
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