In October 2020, there were 51 homes sold, with a median sale price of $440,000 - a 8.1% increase over the $407,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 45 homes sold in Federal Way in October 2019.
The median sales tax in Federal Way for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,694, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for October 2020.
The following table compares Federal Way to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in October 2020:
| City | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 49 | 30 | 63.3% | $480,000 | $422,249.50 | 13.7% |
| Auburn (unincorporated) | 17 | 11 | 54.5% | $480,000 | $422,900 | 13.5% |
| Pacific | 3 | 3 | 0% | $466,500 | $345,000 | 35.2% |
| Snoqualmie (unincorporated) | 2 | 2 | 0% | $455,000 | $1,027,625 | -55.7% |
| Auburn | 37 | 32 | 15.6% | $453,000 | $391,500 | 15.7% |
| Federal Way | 51 | 45 | 13.3% | $440,000 | $407,000 | 8.1% |
| Des Moines | 18 | 13 | 38.5% | $433,750 | $450,000 | -3.6% |
| Enumclaw | 23 | 11 | 109.1% | $431,000 | $365,000 | 18.1% |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $431,000 | $393,225 | 9.6% |
| Seatac | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $419,750 | $370,000 | 13.4% |
| Black Diamond | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $375,000 | $450,000 | -16.7% |
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