In December 2021, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $543,540 - a 9.5% increase over the $496,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were two homes sold in Carnation in December 2020, as well.
The median sales tax in Carnation for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,504, approximately 0.6% of the median home sale price for December 2021.
The following table compares Carnation to other King County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2021:
| City | Dec. 2021 Home Sales | Dec. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2021 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Center (unincorporated) | 18 | 13 | 38.5% | $567,975 | $450,000 | 26.2% |
| Covington | 31 | 24 | 29.2% | $558,000 | $449,000 | 24.3% |
| South Federal Way (unincorporated) | 4 | 4 | 0% | $555,000 | $433,000 | 28.2% |
| Des Moines | 19 | 16 | 18.8% | $554,000 | $450,250 | 23% |
| Auburn | 58 | 36 | 61.1% | $548,750 | $421,250 | 30.3% |
| Carnation | 2 | 2 | 0% | $543,540 | $496,500 | 9.5% |
| Seatac | 15 | 15 | 0% | $540,000 | $455,000 | 18.7% |
| Tukwila | 15 | 10 | 50% | $530,000 | $454,000 | 16.7% |
| Ravensdale (unincorporated) | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $500,000 | $215,000 | 132.6% |
| Enumclaw | 9 | 12 | -25% | $487,000 | $420,000 | 16% |
| Pacific | 5 | 2 | 150% | $473,000 | $420,000 | 12.6% |
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