From January through December of 2020, there were 489 homes sold, with a median sale price of $250,000 - a 12.5% increase over the $222,250 median sale price for the previous year. There were 438 homes sold in Desert Hot Springs in 2019.
The median sales tax in Desert Hot Springs for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,234, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for 2020.
The following table compares Desert Hot Springs to other Riverside County cities with similar median sale prices in 2020:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal | 2 | 2 | 0% | $303,500 | $137,500 | 120.7% |
| Hemet | 1,287 | 1,192 | 8% | $299,000 | $266,250 | 12.3% |
| Sun City | 3 | 4 | -25% | $295,000 | $270,000 | 9.3% |
| Coachella | 133 | 128 | 3.9% | $280,000 | $257,750 | 8.6% |
| Banning | 222 | 234 | -5.1% | $268,500 | $250,000 | 7.4% |
| White Water | 11 | 10 | 10% | $260,000 | $253,250 | 2.7% |
| Thousand Palms | 39 | 28 | 39.3% | $255,000 | $274,500 | -7.1% |
| Desert Hot Springs | 489 | 438 | 11.6% | $250,000 | $222,250 | 12.5% |
| Cabazon | 19 | 18 | 5.6% | $212,500 | $198,750 | 6.9% |
| Blythe | 114 | 88 | 29.5% | $159,000 | $139,500 | 14% |
| Mecca | 9 | 9 | 0% | $140,000 | $168,000 | -16.7% |
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