In January 2021, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $580,000 - a 31.8% decrease over the $850,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Lake Forest Park in January 2020.
The median sales tax in Lake Forest Park for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $5,447, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for January 2021.
The following table compares Lake Forest Park to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in January 2021:
| City | Jan. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Valley | 16 | 11 | 45.5% | $672,500 | $495,000 | 35.9% |
| Vashon (unincorporated) | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $660,000 | $425,000 | 55.3% |
| Shoreline | 27 | 19 | 42.1% | $650,000 | $593,850 | 9.5% |
| Bothell (unincorporated) | 5 | 4 | 25% | $611,500 | $718,194 | -14.9% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 17 | 13 | 30.8% | $595,000 | $525,000 | 13.3% |
| Lake Forest Park | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | $580,000 | $850,000 | -31.8% |
| Renton | 26 | 16 | 62.5% | $567,275 | $548,500 | 3.4% |
| Seatac | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $559,000 | $499,900 | 11.8% |
| North Bend | 1 | 0 | - | $548,000 | $0 | - |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 1 | 1 | 0% | $530,000 | $415,000 | 27.7% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 13 | 16 | -18.8% | $523,000 | $398,975 | 31.1% |
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