From July through December of 2018, there were 898 homes sold, with a median sale price of $336,750 - a 6.9% increase over the $315,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 969 homes sold in Palm Desert in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in Palm Desert for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,852, approximately 1.1% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares Palm Desert to other Riverside County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda Dunes | 76 | 81 | -6.2% | $368,500 | $369,000 | -0.1% |
| Calimesa | 55 | 77 | -28.6% | $362,500 | $390,000 | -7.1% |
| Rubidoux | 104 | 95 | 9.5% | $358,500 | $355,000 | 1% |
| Menifee | 827 | 970 | -14.7% | $345,000 | $325,000 | 6.2% |
| Aguanga | 14 | 17 | -17.6% | $342,000 | $310,000 | 10.3% |
| Palm Desert | 898 | 969 | -7.3% | $336,750 | $315,000 | 6.9% |
| Beaumont | 329 | 376 | -12.5% | $335,000 | $315,000 | 6.3% |
| Moreno Valley | 1,053 | 1,249 | -15.7% | $330,000 | $305,000 | 8.2% |
| Homeland | 12 | 13 | -7.7% | $330,000 | $285,000 | 15.8% |
| Indio | 604 | 647 | -6.6% | $323,250 | $287,000 | 12.6% |
| Perris | 481 | 481 | 0% | $323,000 | $295,000 | 9.5% |
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