From January through December of 2017, there were 922 homes sold, with a median sale price of $345,000 - a 9.5% increase over the $315,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 894 homes sold in Fountain Hills in 2016.
The median sales tax in Fountain Hills for 2017 was $1,817. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,788. This marks an increase of 1.6%. 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 Fountain Hills 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Verde (unincorporated) | 93 | 85 | 9.4% | $405,000 | $412,000 | -1.7% |
| Scottsdale | 7,157 | 6,643 | 7.7% | $400,000 | $380,000 | 5.3% |
| Litchfield Park | 142 | 185 | -23.2% | $397,000 | $350,092 | 13.4% |
| Uninc-85262/Tonto National Forest | 45 | 42 | 7.1% | $392,261 | $438,539 | -10.6% |
| Goodyear (unincorporated) | 6 | 10 | -40% | $363,500 | $301,250 | 20.7% |
| 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% |
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