In November 2020, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $540,000 - a 24.4% increase over the $433,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 32 homes sold in Kent in November 2019.
The median sales tax in Kent for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,686, approximately 0.7% of the median home sale price for November 2020.
The following table compares Kent to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in November 2020:
| City | Nov. 2020 Home Sales | Nov. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Nov. 2020 Median Sales Price | Nov. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnation | 1 | 1 | 0% | $607,000 | $483,500 | 25.5% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 25 | 39 | -35.9% | $600,000 | $500,000 | 20% |
| Black Diamond | 2 | 4 | -50% | $593,000 | $444,997.50 | 33.3% |
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 11 | 10 | 10% | $569,380 | $353,500 | 61.1% |
| Burien | 15 | 14 | 7.1% | $545,950 | $511,999 | 6.6% |
| Kent | 15 | 32 | -53.1% | $540,000 | $433,950 | 24.4% |
| Ravensdale (unincorporated) | 4 | 2 | 100% | $520,000 | $489,975 | 6.1% |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 2 | 4 | -50% | $518,966 | $364,250 | 42.5% |
| Maple Valley | 16 | 24 | -33.3% | $510,000 | $444,500 | 14.7% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 15 | 29 | -48.3% | $480,000 | $465,000 | 3.2% |
| Seatac | 9 | 9 | 0% | $477,000 | $414,950 | 15% |
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