From January through December of 2017, there were 4,106 homes sold, with a median sale price of $225,320 - a 4.8% increase over the $215,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 3,988 homes sold in Surprise in 2016.
The median sales tax in Surprise for 2017 was $1,427. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,370. This marks an increase of 4.2%. 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 Surprise 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-85383/Peoria North | 124 | 264 | -53% | $260,271.50 | $237,672.50 | 9.5% |
| Goodyear | 2,191 | 2,413 | -9.2% | $252,000 | $239,000 | 5.4% |
| Peoria | 3,959 | 3,897 | 1.6% | $246,000 | $233,500 | 5.4% |
| 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% |
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