In April 2021, there were 287 homes sold, with a median sale price of $431,000 - a 21.4% increase over the $355,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 31 homes sold in Palm Desert in April 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 April 2021.
The following table compares Palm Desert to other Riverside County cities with similar median sale prices in April 2021:
| City | Apr. 2021 Home Sales | Apr. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda Dunes | 19 | 3 | 533.3% | $471,500 | $459,000 | 2.7% |
| Nuevo | 5 | 1 | 400% | $460,000 | $318,000 | 44.7% |
| Menifee | 161 | 50 | 222% | $450,000 | $360,000 | 25% |
| Homeland | 1 | 1 | 0% | $450,000 | $585,000 | -23.1% |
| Thousand Palms | 2 | 0 | - | $432,500 | $0 | - |
| Palm Desert | 287 | 31 | 825.8% | $431,000 | $355,000 | 21.4% |
| Idyllwild-Pine Cove | 27 | 5 | 440% | $430,000 | $252,000 | 70.6% |
| Beaumont | 43 | 16 | 168.8% | $427,000 | $344,500 | 23.9% |
| Moreno Valley | 161 | 62 | 159.7% | $422,500 | $358,750 | 17.8% |
| Rubidoux | 13 | 4 | 225% | $415,000 | $362,500 | 14.5% |
| Mountain Center | 2 | 2 | 0% | $412,500 | $509,500 | -19% |
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