The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2021 in Murrieta rose by $76,750 while total sales decreased by 38.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through March of 2021, there were 276 homes sold, with a median sale price of $512,750 – a 17.6% increase over the $436,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 446 homes sold in Murrieta in the first quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in Murrieta for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $4,566, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Murrieta to other Riverside County cities with similar median sale prices in the first quarter of 2021:
| City | Jan. – Mar. 2021 Home Sales | Jan. – Mar. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Mirage | 151 | 205 | -26.3% | $560,000 | $544,000 | 2.9% |
| Temecula | 223 | 412 | -45.9% | $560,000 | $475,000 | 17.9% |
| Mountain Center | 7 | 8 | -12.5% | $530,000 | $242,500 | 118.6% |
| Thermal | 1 | 1 | 0% | $525,000 | $107,000 | 390.7% |
| Winchester | 66 | 136 | -51.5% | $525,000 | $425,000 | 23.5% |
| Murrieta | 276 | 446 | -38.1% | $512,750 | $436,000 | 17.6% |
| Wildomar | 52 | 82 | -36.6% | $500,000 | $420,750 | 18.8% |
| Colton | 1 | 2 | -50% | $495,000 | $433,000 | 14.3% |
| Anza | 1 | 8 | -87.5% | $494,000 | $404,000 | 22.3% |
| Sun City | 1 | 0 | – | $490,000 | $0 | – |
| Riverside | 408 | 748 | -45.5% | $478,500 | $421,500 | 13.5% |
