In November 2021, there were 24 homes sold, with a median sale price of $598,000 - a 9.5% increase over the $545,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 15 homes sold in Burien in November 2020.
The median sales tax in Burien for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,875, approximately 0.6% of the median home sale price for November 2021.
The following table compares Burien to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in November 2021:
| City | Nov. 2021 Home Sales | Nov. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2021 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 43 | 25 | 72% | $715,000 | $600,000 | 19.2% |
| Renton | 32 | 28 | 14.3% | $672,500 | $610,000 | 10.2% |
| Ravensdale (unincorporated) | 4 | 4 | 0% | $644,500 | $520,000 | 23.9% |
| Enumclaw (unincorporated) | 11 | 5 | 120% | $631,000 | $685,000 | -7.9% |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 15 | 5 | 200% | $602,500 | $425,000 | 41.8% |
| Burien | 24 | 15 | 60% | $598,000 | $545,950 | 9.5% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 34 | 15 | 126.7% | $595,000 | $480,000 | 24% |
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 24 | 11 | 118.2% | $587,500 | $569,380 | 3.2% |
| Seattle (unincorporated) | 16 | 9 | 77.8% | $572,500 | $470,000 | 21.8% |
| Federal Way | 55 | 24 | 129.2% | $565,555 | $446,750 | 26.6% |
| Kent | 32 | 15 | 113.3% | $565,000 | $540,000 | 4.6% |
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