In October 2021, there were 89 homes sold, with a median sale price of $485,000 - a 27.6% increase over the $380,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 262 homes sold in Palm Desert in October 2020.
The median sales tax in Palm Desert for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $3,935, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for October 2021.
The following table compares Palm Desert to other Riverside County cities with similar median sale prices in October 2021:
| City | Oct. 2021 Home Sales | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2021 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idyllwild-Pine Cove | 8 | 38 | -78.9% | $507,500 | $385,500 | 31.6% |
| Menifee | 88 | 174 | -49.4% | $502,500 | $399,500 | 25.8% |
| Indio | 44 | 134 | -67.2% | $499,500 | $350,750 | 42.4% |
| Bermuda Dunes | 6 | 15 | -60% | $497,500 | $572,000 | -13% |
| Beaumont | 32 | 62 | -48.4% | $492,500 | $389,000 | 26.6% |
| Palm Desert | 89 | 262 | -66% | $485,000 | $380,000 | 27.6% |
| Perris | 49 | 64 | -23.4% | $480,000 | $383,250 | 25.2% |
| Cathedral City | 30 | 67 | -55.2% | $472,500 | $375,000 | 26% |
| Moreno Valley | 76 | 199 | -61.8% | $469,000 | $376,000 | 24.7% |
| San Jacinto | 41 | 78 | -47.4% | $445,000 | $330,000 | 34.8% |
| Homeland | 1 | 2 | -50% | $420,000 | $555,000 | -24.3% |
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