In December 2020, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $1,785,000 - a 100.6% increase over the $890,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were three homes sold in Mercer Island in December 2019.
The median sales tax in Mercer Island for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $8,399, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for December 2020.
The following table compares Mercer Island to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2020:
| City | Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | 3 | 0 | - | $7,550,000 | $0 | - |
| Clyde Hill | 1 | 1 | 0% | $2,950,000 | $3,188,000 | -7.5% |
| Mercer Island | 17 | 3 | 466.7% | $1,785,000 | $890,000 | 100.6% |
| Bellevue (unincorporated) | 4 | 1 | 300% | $1,720,000 | $686,000 | 150.7% |
| Fall City (unincorporated) | 1 | 1 | 0% | $1,390,000 | $785,000 | 77.1% |
| Bellevue | 58 | 34 | 70.6% | $1,289,000 | $1,369,875 | -5.9% |
| Fenton (unincorporated) | 1 | 0 | - | $1,250,000 | $0 | - |
| Kirkland | 26 | 14 | 85.7% | $1,175,000 | $1,020,000 | 15.2% |
| Newcastle | 6 | 11 | -45.5% | $1,080,000 | $1,140,000 | -5.3% |
| Sammamish | 43 | 18 | 138.9% | $1,080,000 | $927,500 | 16.4% |
| Duvall (unincorporated) | 13 | 13 | 0% | $1,058,600 | $1,158,000 | -8.6% |
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