The median sale price of a home sold in the fourth quarter of 2018 in Aurora in Arapahoe County rose by $20,000 while total sales decreased by 13%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From October through December of 2018, there were 1,592 homes sold, with a median sale price of $320,000 – a 6.7% increase over the $300,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 1,829 homes sold in Aurora in the fourth quarter of 2017.
The median sales tax in Aurora for 2018 was $1,705. In 2017, the median sales tax was $1,564. This marks an increase of 9.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.5%.
The following table compares Aurora to other Arapahoe County cities with similar median sale prices in the fourth quarter of 2018:
| City | Oct. – Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. – Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. – Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. – Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | 437 | 482 | -9.3% | $410,000 | $410,000 | 0% |
| Littleton | 152 | 177 | -14.1% | $403,307.50 | $388,000 | 3.9% |
| Englewood | 150 | 157 | -4.5% | $380,000 | $350,000 | 8.6% |
| Byers | 2 | 5 | -60% | $333,750 | $225,000 | 48.3% |
| Columbine | 7 | 13 | -46.2% | $325,000 | $481,000 | -32.4% |
| Aurora | 1,592 | 1,829 | -13% | $320,000 | $300,000 | 6.7% |
| Dove Valley | 28 | 30 | -6.7% | $319,000 | $311,000 | 2.6% |
| Spring Creek Meadows | 3 | 6 | -50% | $310,000 | $390,000 | -20.5% |
| Glendale | 5 | 4 | 25% | $278,000 | $221,500 | 25.5% |
| Sheridan | 12 | 22 | -45.5% | $276,500 | $300,000 | -7.8% |
| Denver | 6 | 3 | 100% | $268,500 | $199,500 | 34.6% |
* This story only considers sales data for the part of Aurora that is in Arapahoe County.
