In August 2020, there were 455 homes sold, with a median sale price of $875,000 - a 14.3% increase over the $765,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 372 homes sold in Seattle in August 2019.
The median sales tax in Seattle for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,956, approximately 0.6% of the median home sale price for August 2020.
The following table compares Seattle to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2020:
| City | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issaquah | 21 | 18 | 16.7% | $945,000 | $1,028,900 | -8.2% |
| Woodinville (unincorporated) | 29 | 20 | 45% | $900,000 | $942,500 | -4.5% |
| Vashon (unincorporated) | 15 | 8 | 87.5% | $895,000 | $752,000 | 19% |
| Issaquah (unincorporated) | 12 | 6 | 100% | $891,000 | $936,500 | -4.9% |
| Normandy Park | 6 | 6 | 0% | $890,750 | $790,500 | 12.7% |
| Seattle | 455 | 372 | 22.3% | $875,000 | $765,500 | 14.3% |
| Bellevue (unincorporated) | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | $862,000 | $935,000 | -7.8% |
| Black Diamond (unincorporated) | 1 | 1 | 0% | $825,000 | $1,125,000 | -26.7% |
| Bothell | 16 | 10 | 60% | $821,500 | $917,500 | -10.5% |
| Lake Forest Park | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | $792,500 | $849,000 | -6.7% |
| Woodinville | 10 | 6 | 66.7% | $762,500 | $719,500 | 6% |
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