In February 2017, there were 137 homes sold, with a median sale price of $375,000 - a 5.6% increase over the $355,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 134 homes sold in Murrieta in February 2016.
The median sales tax in Murrieta for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,558, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for February 2017.
The following table compares Murrieta 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Lake | 12 | 16 | -25% | $420,000 | $350,000 | 20% |
| Palm Springs | 121 | 99 | 22.2% | $415,000 | $360,000 | 15.3% |
| Cherry Valley | 3 | 3 | 0% | $399,000 | $335,000 | 19.1% |
| Wildomar | 32 | 20 | 60% | $385,000 | $354,500 | 8.6% |
| Winchester | 28 | 39 | -28.2% | $375,000 | $365,000 | 2.7% |
| Murrieta | 137 | 134 | 2.2% | $375,000 | $355,000 | 5.6% |
| Nuevo | 7 | 4 | 75% | $370,000 | $259,000 | 42.9% |
| La Quinta | 119 | 96 | 24% | $361,000 | $352,750 | 2.3% |
| Riverside | 231 | 227 | 1.8% | $360,000 | $321,000 | 12.1% |
| Idyllwild-Pine Cove | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $350,000 | $222,500 | 57.3% |
| Calimesa | 9 | 22 | -59.1% | $343,500 | $374,000 | -8.2% |
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