In December 2019, there were 55 homes sold, with a median sale price of $234,000 - a 6.4% increase over the $220,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 60 homes sold in Desert Hot Springs in December 2018.
The median sales tax in Desert Hot Springs for 2019 was $2,628. In 2018, the median sales tax was $2,484. This marks an increase of 5.8%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.1%.
The following table compares Desert Hot Springs to other Riverside County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2019:
| City | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Palms | 3 | 4 | -25% | $298,000 | $256,000 | 16.4% |
| Cherry Valley | 4 | 4 | 0% | $281,500 | $265,000 | 6.2% |
| Hemet | 164 | 139 | 18% | $274,500 | $275,000 | -0.2% |
| Coachella | 21 | 20 | 5% | $260,000 | $234,000 | 11.1% |
| Homeland | 1 | 1 | 0% | $240,000 | $337,000 | -28.8% |
| Banning | 28 | 28 | 0% | $238,500 | $260,000 | -8.3% |
| Desert Hot Springs | 55 | 60 | -8.3% | $234,000 | $220,000 | 6.4% |
| Mountain Center | 1 | 2 | -50% | $220,000 | $412,500 | -46.7% |
| Blythe | 12 | 13 | -7.7% | $207,000 | $120,000 | 72.5% |
| Mecca | 3 | 0 | - | $200,000 | $0 | - |
| Cabazon | 3 | 1 | 200% | $104,500 | $160,000 | -34.7% |
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