From January through March of 2019, there were 150 homes sold, with a median sale price of $316,500 - a 8.4% increase over the $292,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 183 homes sold in Cathedral City in the first quarter of 2018.
The median sales tax in Cathedral City for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $3,058, approximately 1% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2019.
The following table compares Cathedral City to other Riverside County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2019:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menifee | 333 | 380 | -12.4% | $345,000 | $340,000 | 1.5% |
| Palm Desert | 504 | 580 | -13.1% | $342,750 | $330,000 | 3.9% |
| Beaumont | 114 | 151 | -24.5% | $335,000 | $307,500 | 8.9% |
| Moreno Valley | 397 | 479 | -17.1% | $325,000 | $315,000 | 3.2% |
| Perris | 188 | 196 | -4.1% | $320,000 | $302,500 | 5.8% |
| Cathedral City | 150 | 183 | -18% | $316,500 | $292,000 | 8.4% |
| Idyllwild-Pine Cove | 28 | 40 | -30% | $310,000 | $295,250 | 5% |
| Indio | 237 | 306 | -22.5% | $310,000 | $295,000 | 5.1% |
| San Jacinto | 158 | 153 | 3.3% | $287,750 | $265,000 | 8.6% |
| Colton | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $280,000 | $442,000 | -36.7% |
| Sun City | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $270,000 | $390,000 | -30.8% |
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