In February 2017, there were 148 homes sold, with a median sale price of $230,000 - a 12.7% increase over the $204,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 135 homes sold in Hemet in February 2016.
The median sales tax in Hemet for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $1,979, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for February 2017.
The following table compares Hemet to other Riverside County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2017:
| City | Feb. 2017 Home Sales | Feb. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2017 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indio | 93 | 93 | 0% | $285,000 | $255,000 | 11.8% |
| Cathedral City | 43 | 41 | 4.9% | $282,500 | $240,000 | 17.7% |
| Palm Desert | 171 | 110 | 55.5% | $275,000 | $317,500 | -13.4% |
| San Jacinto | 48 | 69 | -30.4% | $239,750 | $225,000 | 6.6% |
| Aguanga | 3 | 1 | 200% | $235,000 | $380,000 | -38.2% |
| Hemet | 148 | 135 | 9.6% | $230,000 | $204,000 | 12.7% |
| Thousand Palms | 3 | 4 | -25% | $230,000 | $195,500 | 17.6% |
| Lakeland Village | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $207,500 | $258,000 | -19.6% |
| Banning | 28 | 30 | -6.7% | $194,000 | $182,500 | 6.3% |
| Desert Hot Springs | 47 | 59 | -20.3% | $180,000 | $159,000 | 13.2% |
| Coachella | 12 | 16 | -25% | $172,500 | $237,000 | -27.2% |
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