In May 2020, there were 14 homes sold, with a median sale price of $487,750 - a 2.9% decrease over the $502,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 38 homes sold in Burien in May 2019.
The median sales tax in Burien for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,875, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for May 2020.
The following table compares Burien 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend (unincorporated) | 11 | 19 | -42.1% | $523,000 | $530,000 | -1.3% |
| 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% |
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