In April 2020, there were 16 homes sold, with a median sale price of $552,500 - a 6.1% increase over the $520,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 22 homes sold in Burien in April 2019.
The median sales tax in Burien for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,875, approximately 0.7% of the median home sale price for April 2020.
The following table compares Burien 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vashon (unincorporated) | 6 | 11 | -45.5% | $657,500 | $565,000 | 16.4% |
| Kirkland (unincorporated) | 13 | 28 | -53.6% | $653,500 | $723,500 | -9.7% |
| Shoreline | 16 | 39 | -59% | $625,000 | $630,000 | -0.8% |
| Duvall | 4 | 10 | -60% | $601,500 | $662,500 | -9.2% |
| Renton | 20 | 45 | -55.6% | $562,500 | $450,000 | 25% |
| Burien | 16 | 22 | -27.3% | $552,500 | $520,500 | 6.1% |
| North Bend | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $540,150 | $666,000 | -18.9% |
| Maple Valley | 18 | 31 | -41.9% | $530,000 | $465,000 | 14% |
| East Renton Highlands (unincorporated) | 19 | 47 | -59.6% | $530,000 | $459,950 | 15.2% |
| Renton (unincorporated) | 5 | 16 | -68.8% | $515,000 | $490,000 | 5.1% |
| Black Diamond | 1 | 4 | -75% | $510,000 | $300,000 | 70% |
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