The median sale price of a home sold in 2017 in Ashley Forest rose by $89,500 while total sales decreased by 40%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through December of 2017, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $413,000 – a 27.7% increase over the $323,500 median sale price for the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in Ashley Forest in 2016.
The median sales tax in Ashley Forest for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,529, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for 2017.
The following table compares Ashley Forest to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. – Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. – Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan’s Island | 60 | 67 | -10.4% | $1,685,000 | $1,250,000 | 34.8% |
| Kiawah Island | 159 | 191 | -16.8% | $748,000 | $720,000 | 3.9% |
| Isle of Palms | 249 | 260 | -4.2% | $675,000 | $703,000 | -4% |
| Folly Beach | 99 | 128 | -22.7% | $615,000 | $505,000 | 21.8% |
| Seabrook Island | 163 | 145 | 12.4% | $419,000 | $338,000 | 24% |
| Ashley Forest | 12 | 20 | -40% | $413,000 | $323,500 | 27.7% |
| Mount Pleasant | 1,704 | 2,218 | -23.2% | $412,250 | $385,000 | 7.1% |
| Edgewater Park | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | $400,000 | $360,000 | 11.1% |
| Meggett | 18 | 15 | 20% | $367,500 | $339,000 | 8.4% |
| Riverland Terrace | 16 | 27 | -40.7% | $320,000 | $310,000 | 3.2% |
| Edisto Island | 30 | 34 | -11.8% | $307,500 | $261,130 | 17.8% |
