The median sale price of a home sold in March 2021 in Murrieta rose by $125,500 while total sales decreased by 96.2%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In March 2021, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $570,000 – a 28.2% increase over the $444,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 158 homes sold in Murrieta in March 2020.
The median sales tax in Murrieta for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $4,566, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for March 2021.
The following table compares Murrieta to other Riverside County cities with similar median sale prices in March 2021:
| City | Mar. 2021 Home Sales | Mar. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2021 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norco | 1 | 17 | -94.1% | $960,000 | $685,000 | 40.1% |
| Palm Springs | 7 | 145 | -95.2% | $875,000 | $436,000 | 100.7% |
| La Quinta | 5 | 152 | -96.7% | $650,000 | $454,000 | 43.2% |
| Riverside | 8 | 241 | -96.7% | $636,500 | $438,000 | 45.3% |
| Murrieta | 6 | 158 | -96.2% | $570,000 | $444,500 | 28.2% |
| Temecula | 5 | 148 | -96.6% | $555,000 | $481,500 | 15.3% |
| Corona | 7 | 182 | -96.2% | $540,000 | $565,000 | -4.4% |
| Canyon Lake | 1 | 32 | -96.9% | $484,000 | $483,000 | 0.2% |
| Mira Loma | 1 | 16 | -93.8% | $475,000 | $388,500 | 22.3% |
| Beaumont | 1 | 54 | -98.1% | $465,000 | $341,250 | 36.3% |
| Wildomar | 1 | 27 | -96.3% | $447,000 | $430,000 | 4% |
