In August 2019, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $157,500 - a 37% increase over the $115,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 17 homes sold in Blythe in August 2018.
The median sales tax in Blythe for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $987, approximately 0.6% of the median home sale price for August 2019.
The following table compares Blythe to other Riverside County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2019:
| City | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Valley | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $300,000 | $270,000 | 11.1% |
| San Jacinto | 46 | 75 | -38.7% | $299,000 | $294,500 | 1.5% |
| Coachella | 10 | 18 | -44.4% | $288,500 | $246,000 | 17.3% |
| Hemet | 97 | 178 | -45.5% | $270,000 | $268,500 | 0.6% |
| Idyllwild-Pine Cove | 5 | 23 | -78.3% | $256,000 | $305,000 | -16.1% |
| Lakeland Village | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $250,000 | $319,500 | -21.8% |
| Banning | 26 | 29 | -10.3% | $248,000 | $240,000 | 3.3% |
| Sun City | 1 | 0 | - | $234,000 | $0 | - |
| Desert Hot Springs | 38 | 73 | -47.9% | $225,000 | $220,000 | 2.3% |
| Cabazon | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $168,000 | $157,000 | 7% |
| Blythe | 9 | 17 | -47.1% | $157,500 | $115,000 | 37% |
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