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Average King County Home Now $310,000
December 14, 2000
By KOMO Staff
KING COUNTY - Since 1970, the percentage of household income needed to pay a mortgage in King County has risen from 20 to 35 percent, according to a report released by the county Wednesday.
The average price of a home in the county in the first quarter of 2000 rose to $310,000 -- from $277,000 in 1999 and $242,000 in '98.
The median price -- meaning half the homes cost more and half cost less -- in 2000 is $245,000, compared with $230,000 in 1999 and $215,000 in '98.
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