The median sale price of a home sold in March 2018 in Aurora in Arapahoe County fell by $4,100 while total sales increased by 30.4%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In March 2018, there were 618 homes sold, with a median sale price of $310,000 – a 1.3% decrease over the $314,100 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 474 homes sold in Aurora in March 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 0.6%.
The following table compares Aurora to other Arapahoe County cities with similar median sale prices in March 2018:
| City | Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | 161 | 162 | -0.6% | $415,000 | $412,750 | 0.5% |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | – | $372,500 | $0 | – |
| Littleton | 50 | 37 | 35.1% | $362,500 | $426,000 | -14.9% |
| Englewood | 48 | 10 | 380% | $350,000 | $325,000 | 7.7% |
| Columbine | 4 | 4 | 0% | $314,500 | $743,500 | -57.7% |
| Aurora | 618 | 474 | 30.4% | $310,000 | $314,100 | -1.3% |
| Dove Valley | 8 | 5 | 60% | $291,500 | $311,500 | -6.4% |
| Glendale | 4 | 0 | – | $242,750 | $0 | – |
| Sheridan | 3 | 3 | 0% | $215,000 | $199,500 | 7.8% |
| Deer Trail | 4 | 0 | – | $199,769.50 | $0 | – |
| Byers | 1 | 1 | 0% | $190,000 | $291,000 | -34.7% |
* This story only considers sales data for the part of Aurora that is in Arapahoe County.
