In January 2021, there were 119 homes sold, with a median sale price of $424,500 - a 23.6% increase over the $343,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 146 homes sold in Palm Desert in January 2020.
The median sales tax in Palm Desert for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,935, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for January 2021.
The following table compares Palm Desert to other Riverside County cities with similar median sale prices in January 2021:
| City | Jan. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romoland | 4 | 1 | 300% | $462,000 | $362,000 | 27.6% |
| Lake Elsinore | 26 | 58 | -55.2% | $458,500 | $376,750 | 21.7% |
| Mountain Center | 2 | 5 | -60% | $442,000 | $235,000 | 88.1% |
| Lakeland Village | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $432,500 | $330,000 | 31.1% |
| Beaumont | 19 | 38 | -50% | $425,000 | $350,000 | 21.4% |
| Palm Desert | 119 | 146 | -18.5% | $424,500 | $343,500 | 23.6% |
| Calimesa | 7 | 13 | -46.2% | $415,000 | $380,000 | 9.2% |
| Menifee | 68 | 114 | -40.4% | $413,000 | $352,500 | 17.2% |
| Moreno Valley | 76 | 146 | -47.9% | $404,750 | $346,250 | 16.9% |
| Perris | 34 | 45 | -24.4% | $402,750 | $345,500 | 16.6% |
| Bermuda Dunes | 13 | 8 | 62.5% | $395,500 | $394,250 | 0.3% |
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