In April 2020, there were 21 homes sold, with a median sale price of $463,000 - a 5% increase over the $441,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 39 homes sold in Kent in April 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 April 2020.
The following table compares Kent to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in April 2020:
| City | Apr. 2020 Home Sales | Apr. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2020 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton (unincorporated) | 5 | 16 | -68.8% | $515,000 | $490,000 | 5.1% |
| Black Diamond | 1 | 4 | -75% | $510,000 | $300,000 | 70% |
| North Bend (unincorporated) | 15 | 6 | 150% | $505,000 | $567,500 | -11% |
| Milton | 1 | 0 | - | $505,000 | $0 | - |
| White Center (unincorporated) | 6 | 8 | -25% | $484,500 | $387,115 | 25.2% |
| Kent | 21 | 39 | -46.2% | $463,000 | $441,000 | 5% |
| Des Moines | 13 | 28 | -53.6% | $448,000 | $400,500 | 11.9% |
| Tukwila | 6 | 5 | 20% | $444,500 | $359,950 | 23.5% |
| Federal Way | 35 | 57 | -38.6% | $441,500 | $405,000 | 9% |
| Kent (unincorporated) | 22 | 27 | -18.5% | $441,375 | $452,500 | -2.5% |
| Enumclaw (unincorporated) | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $440,000 | $638,250 | -31.1% |
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