From January through June of 2020, there were 142 homes sold, with a median sale price of $462,750 - a 7% increase over the $432,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 128 homes sold in Kent (unincorporated) in the first half of 2019.
The median sales tax in Kent (unincorporated) for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,966, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2020.
The following table compares Kent (unincorporated) to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in the first half of 2020:
| City | Jan. - June 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend (unincorporated) | 47 | 52 | -9.6% | $505,000 | $550,000 | -8.2% |
| Black Diamond | 15 | 22 | -31.8% | $505,000 | $410,000 | 23.2% |
| Burien | 77 | 108 | -28.7% | $500,000 | $485,000 | 3.1% |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 44 | 36 | 22.2% | $498,749.50 | $425,000 | 17.4% |
| Seattle (unincorporated) | 96 | 99 | -3% | $470,755 | $440,000 | 7% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 142 | 128 | 10.9% | $462,749.50 | $432,500 | 7% |
| Kent | 132 | 217 | -39.2% | $452,500 | $415,000 | 9% |
| Milton | 3 | 4 | -25% | $450,000 | $464,500 | -3.1% |
| Des Moines | 84 | 113 | -25.7% | $447,000 | $395,000 | 13.2% |
| Tukwila | 28 | 35 | -20% | $443,750 | $390,000 | 13.8% |
| Covington | 78 | 118 | -33.9% | $441,250 | $410,000 | 7.6% |
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