The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2021 in Drayton rose by $81,500 while total sales decreased by 41.7%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through June of 2021, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $356,000 – a 29.7% increase over the $274,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Drayton in the first half of 2020.
The median sales tax in Drayton for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,448, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2021.
The following table compares Drayton to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in the first half of 2021:
| City | Jan. – June 2021 Home Sales | Jan. – June 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – June 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. – June 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Island | 123 | 149 | -17.4% | $380,000 | $327,000 | 16.2% |
| Awendaw | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $375,000 | $343,750 | 9.1% |
| Landsdowne | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $362,500 | $258,000 | 40.5% |
| McClellanville | 15 | 9 | 66.7% | $360,000 | $279,000 | 29% |
| Charleston | 1,572 | 1,434 | 9.6% | $360,000 | $310,000 | 16.1% |
| Drayton | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $356,000 | $274,500 | 29.7% |
| Cedar Springs | 1 | 2 | -50% | $342,000 | $266,950 | 28.1% |
| Church Creek | 5 | 5 | 0% | $336,000 | $235,000 | 43% |
| Fenwick Hills | 6 | 4 | 50% | $330,600 | $250,200 | 32.1% |
| Plantation Estates | 8 | 3 | 166.7% | $310,000 | $125,000 | 148% |
| Pierpont | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $297,500 | $207,500 | 43.4% |
