In January 2018, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $480,000 - a 13.9% decrease over the $557,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Carefree in January 2017.
The median sales tax in Carefree for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $2,602, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for January 2018.
The following table compares Carefree to other Maricopa County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2018:
| City | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley | 36 | 22 | 63.6% | $1,962,500 | $1,430,500 | 37.2% |
| Cave Creek (unincorporated) | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $709,500 | $394,000 | 80.1% |
| Gilbert (unincorporated) | 1 | 1 | 0% | $600,000 | $585,000 | 2.6% |
| Laveen (unincorporated) | 2 | 2 | 0% | $579,250 | $295,000 | 96.4% |
| Scottsdale (unincorporated) | 6 | 3 | 100% | $566,000 | $875,000 | -35.3% |
| Carefree | 15 | 12 | 25% | $480,000 | $557,500 | -13.9% |
| Rio Verde (unincorporated) | 14 | 7 | 100% | $456,400 | $535,000 | -14.7% |
| Cave Creek | 10 | 6 | 66.7% | $456,250 | $727,500 | -37.3% |
| Peoria (unincorporated) | 8 | 2 | 300% | $406,000 | $345,450 | 17.5% |
| Scottsdale | 570 | 521 | 9.4% | $399,500 | $392,000 | 1.9% |
| Fountain Hills | 74 | 58 | 27.6% | $350,000 | $342,500 | 2.2% |
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