From January through December of 2017, there were 1,097 homes sold, with a median sale price of $316,657 - a 5.9% increase over the $299,009 median sale price for the previous year. There were 1,098 homes sold in Queen Creek in 2016.
The median sales tax in Queen Creek for 2017 was $2,324. In 2016, the median sales tax was $2,214. This marks an increase of 5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.7%.
The following table compares Queen Creek 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) |
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Fountain Hills | 922 | 894 | 3.1% | $345,000 | $315,000 | 9.5% |
Queen Creek (unincorporated) | 58 | 51 | 13.7% | $342,500 | $339,000 | 1% |
Laveen (unincorporated) | 35 | 45 | -22.2% | $325,000 | $271,000 | 19.9% |
New River (unincorporated) | 84 | 84 | 0% | $324,000 | $315,000 | 2.9% |
Phoenix (unincorporated) | 1,020 | 970 | 5.2% | $317,000 | $291,000 | 8.9% |
Queen Creek | 1,097 | 1,098 | -0.1% | $316,657 | $299,008.50 | 5.9% |
Uninc-85351/Sun City-Youngtown | 97 | 86 | 12.8% | $303,506 | $241,922 | 25.5% |
Wickenburg (unincorporated) | 32 | 29 | 10.3% | $300,000 | $233,750 | 28.3% |
Gilbert | 5,450 | 5,742 | -5.1% | $290,000 | $270,000 | 7.4% |
Uninc-85387/Surprise North | 171 | 65 | 163.1% | $284,620 | $279,990 | 1.7% |
Chandler | 5,157 | 5,350 | -3.6% | $282,000 | $263,000 | 7.2% |