From July through December of 2019, there were 159 homes sold, with a median sale price of $485,000. There were 187 homes sold in Renton in the second half of 2018, and the median sales price for the period was also $485,000.
The median sales tax in Renton for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,150, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2019.
The following table compares Renton 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burien | 79 | 87 | -9.2% | $506,000 | $438,000 | 15.5% |
| North Bend (unincorporated) | 46 | 56 | -17.9% | $500,000 | $552,500 | -9.5% |
| Renton (unincorporated) | 43 | 31 | 38.7% | $500,000 | $479,950 | 4.2% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 192 | 237 | -19% | $499,500 | $477,500 | 4.6% |
| Maple Valley | 121 | 158 | -23.4% | $485,000 | $451,500 | 7.4% |
| Renton | 159 | 187 | -15% | $485,000 | $485,000 | 0% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 130 | 113 | 15% | $455,497.50 | $427,850 | 6.5% |
| Carnation | 9 | 8 | 12.5% | $450,000 | $552,250 | -18.5% |
| 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% |
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