From July through December of 2020, there were 103 homes sold, with a median sale price of $460,000 - a 10.7% increase over the $415,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 74 homes sold in Covington in the second half of 2019.
The median sales tax in Covington for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,599, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2020.
The following table compares Covington to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2020:
| City | July - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 232 | 166 | 39.8% | $480,000 | $430,000 | 11.6% |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 60 | 33 | 81.8% | $480,000 | $400,000 | 20% |
| Seattle (unincorporated) | 113 | 107 | 5.6% | $475,000 | $430,000 | 10.5% |
| Black Diamond | 30 | 20 | 50% | $472,500 | $437,497.50 | 8% |
| Des Moines | 128 | 89 | 43.8% | $464,000 | $410,000 | 13.2% |
| Covington | 103 | 74 | 39.2% | $460,000 | $415,500 | 10.7% |
| Tukwila | 50 | 29 | 72.4% | $452,500 | $430,000 | 5.2% |
| Federal Way | 284 | 237 | 19.8% | $450,000 | $410,500 | 9.6% |
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 98 | 65 | 50.8% | $446,500 | $375,000 | 19.1% |
| Auburn | 224 | 150 | 49.3% | $444,000 | $393,500 | 12.8% |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 20 | 20 | 0% | $439,250 | $378,250 | 16.1% |
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