From July through December of 2017, there were 75 homes sold, with a median sale price of $600,000. There were 63 homes sold in Carefree in the second half of 2016, and the median sales price for the period was also $600,000.
The median sales tax in Carefree for 2017 was $2,602. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,599. This marks an increase of 0.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.4%.
The following table compares Carefree to other Maricopa County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2017:
| City | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley | 168 | 153 | 9.8% | $1,500,000 | $1,250,000 | 20% |
| Paradise Valley (unincorporated) | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $1,150,000 | $1,602,500 | -28.2% |
| Fort Mcdowell (unincorporated) | 2 | 2 | 0% | $815,000 | $329,250 | 147.5% |
| Carefree | 75 | 63 | 19% | $600,000 | $600,000 | 0% |
| Cave Creek | 44 | 51 | -13.7% | $554,250 | $410,000 | 35.2% |
| Scottsdale (unincorporated) | 46 | 33 | 39.4% | $550,000 | $535,000 | 2.8% |
| Cave Creek (unincorporated) | 43 | 50 | -14% | $517,000 | $464,500 | 11.3% |
| Litchfield Park | 66 | 79 | -16.5% | $419,000 | $369,843 | 13.3% |
| Peoria (unincorporated) | 30 | 30 | 0% | $418,000 | $398,250 | 5% |
| Scottsdale | 3,228 | 3,131 | 3.1% | $407,900 | $375,000 | 8.8% |
| Gilbert (unincorporated) | 2 | 4 | -50% | $407,500 | $440,000 | -7.4% |
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