In December 2017, there were 2,452 homes sold, with a median sale price of $220,000 - a 9.7% increase over the $200,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 2,400 homes sold in Phoenix in December 2016.
The median sales tax in Phoenix for 2017 was $1,261. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,195. This marks an increase of 5.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.6%.
The following table compares Phoenix to other Maricopa County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2017:
| City | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Park (unincorporated) | 40 | 37 | 8.1% | $241,200 | $243,000 | -0.7% |
| Surprise | 329 | 287 | 14.6% | $232,000 | $224,000 | 3.6% |
| Mesa | 599 | 634 | -5.5% | $230,000 | $213,000 | 8% |
| Uninc-85262/Tonto National Forest | 6 | 3 | 100% | $227,500 | $540,000 | -57.9% |
| Sun City West (unincorporated) | 77 | 76 | 1.3% | $225,000 | $201,225 | 11.8% |
| Phoenix | 2,452 | 2,400 | 2.2% | $220,000 | $200,500 | 9.7% |
| Morristown (unincorporated) | 2 | 2 | 0% | $213,500 | $124,000 | 72.2% |
| Avondale | 144 | 162 | -11.1% | $213,015 | $205,000 | 3.9% |
| Glendale | 344 | 297 | 15.8% | $210,550 | $195,000 | 8% |
| Wickenburg (unincorporated) | 4 | 2 | 100% | $205,000 | $315,000 | -34.9% |
| Wickenburg | 6 | 14 | -57.1% | $204,950 | $218,250 | -6.1% |
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