From January through December of 2017, there were 2,888 homes sold, with a median sale price of $159,900 - a 14.2% increase over the $140,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 2,754 homes sold in Sun City (unincorporated) in 2016.
The median sales tax in Sun City (unincorporated) for 2017 was $822. In 2016, the median sales tax was $772. This marks an increase of 6.5%. 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 Sun City (unincorporated) to other Maricopa County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale (unincorporated) | 68 | 58 | 17.2% | $187,750 | $167,450 | 12.1% |
| El Mirage | 773 | 731 | 5.7% | $176,000 | $156,000 | 12.8% |
| Uninc-85249/Chandler South Central | 11 | 14 | -21.4% | $175,000 | $512,000 | -65.8% |
| Mesa (unincorporated) | 840 | 733 | 14.6% | $173,625 | $159,000 | 9.2% |
| Tolleson | 53 | 64 | -17.2% | $168,000 | $147,450 | 13.9% |
| Sun City (unincorporated) | 2,888 | 2,754 | 4.9% | $159,900 | $140,000 | 14.2% |
| Arlington (unincorporated) | 8 | 5 | 60% | $150,000 | $139,900 | 7.2% |
| Youngtown | 168 | 148 | 13.5% | $141,000 | $130,000 | 8.5% |
| Uninc-85207/Apache Junction | 27 | 12 | 125% | $135,000 | $105,000 | 28.6% |
| Morristown (unincorporated) | 20 | 22 | -9.1% | $119,500 | $149,000 | -19.8% |
| Tonopah (unincorporated) | 51 | 61 | -16.4% | $115,000 | $139,000 | -17.3% |
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