From October through December of 2017, there were 86 homes sold, with a median sale price of $1,582,500 - a 31.9% increase over the $1,200,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 74 homes sold in Paradise Valley in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Paradise Valley for 2017 was $7,780. In 2016, the median sales tax was $7,612. This marks an increase of 2.2%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.5%.
The following table compares Paradise Valley to other Maricopa County cities with similar median sales prices in the fourth quarter of 2017:
| City | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley | 86 | 74 | 16.2% | $1,582,500 | $1,200,000 | 31.9% |
| Paradise Valley (unincorporated) | 2 | 5 | -60% | $1,500,000 | $2,147,000 | -30.1% |
| Fort Mcdowell (unincorporated) | 1 | 2 | -50% | $900,000 | $329,250 | 173.3% |
| Cave Creek | 25 | 27 | -7.4% | $610,000 | $525,000 | 16.2% |
| Carefree | 39 | 39 | 0% | $600,000 | $600,000 | 0% |
| Scottsdale (unincorporated) | 23 | 14 | 64.3% | $525,000 | $572,500 | -8.3% |
| Cave Creek (unincorporated) | 22 | 26 | -15.4% | $520,000 | $457,500 | 13.7% |
| Rio Verde (unincorporated) | 28 | 19 | 47.4% | $459,950 | $400,000 | 15% |
| Peoria (unincorporated) | 14 | 15 | -6.7% | $422,000 | $400,800 | 5.3% |
| Litchfield Park | 31 | 41 | -24.4% | $405,000 | $390,000 | 3.8% |
| Scottsdale | 1,646 | 1,512 | 8.9% | $405,000 | $387,000 | 4.7% |
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