In May 2020, there were 29 homes sold, with a median sale price of $475,000 - a 11.1% increase over the $427,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 64 homes sold in Kent in May 2019.
The median sales tax in Kent for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,686, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for May 2020.
The following table compares Kent to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in May 2020:
| City | May 2020 Home Sales | May 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2020 Median Sales Price | May 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enumclaw (unincorporated) | 10 | 13 | -23.1% | $522,500 | $505,000 | 3.5% |
| Renton | 36 | 59 | -39% | $512,500 | $500,000 | 2.5% |
| Maple Valley | 38 | 49 | -22.4% | $507,500 | $458,000 | 10.8% |
| Seattle (unincorporated) | 23 | 22 | 4.5% | $490,000 | $461,000 | 6.3% |
| Burien | 14 | 38 | -63.2% | $487,750 | $502,500 | -2.9% |
| Kent | 29 | 64 | -54.7% | $475,000 | $427,500 | 11.1% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 34 | 31 | 9.7% | $462,500 | $450,000 | 2.8% |
| Covington | 11 | 35 | -68.6% | $462,000 | $426,950 | 8.2% |
| Tukwila | 6 | 10 | -40% | $452,500 | $346,838.50 | 30.5% |
| Federal Way | 60 | 74 | -18.9% | $442,000 | $412,000 | 7.3% |
| Seatac | 14 | 17 | -17.6% | $441,327.50 | $404,500 | 9.1% |
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