From January through December of 2017, there were 1,117 homes sold, with a median sale price of $217,500 - a 8.8% increase over the $200,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 1,095 homes sold in Sun City West (unincorporated) in 2016.
The median sales tax in Sun City West (unincorporated) for 2017 was $1,343. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,284. This marks an increase of 4.5%. 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 Sun City West (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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninc-85326/Buckeye | 33 | 42 | -21.4% | $232,500 | $186,745 | 24.5% |
| Buckeye (unincorporated) | 153 | 135 | 13.3% | $226,000 | $195,000 | 15.9% |
| Surprise | 4,106 | 3,988 | 3% | $225,320 | $215,000 | 4.8% |
| Mesa | 8,744 | 8,385 | 4.3% | $225,000 | $209,900 | 7.2% |
| Wickenburg | 144 | 146 | -1.4% | $223,500 | $190,000 | 17.6% |
| Sun City West (unincorporated) | 1,117 | 1,095 | 2% | $217,500 | $200,000 | 8.8% |
| Phoenix | 31,671 | 30,302 | 4.5% | $212,500 | $197,000 | 7.9% |
| Avondale | 1,798 | 1,844 | -2.5% | $212,500 | $199,000 | 6.8% |
| Glendale | 4,130 | 3,850 | 7.3% | $207,000 | $190,000 | 8.9% |
| Buckeye | 2,275 | 1,934 | 17.6% | $196,900 | $185,000 | 6.4% |
| Surprise (unincorporated) | 65 | 42 | 54.8% | $189,000 | $185,879.50 | 1.7% |
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