The median sale price of a home sold in June 2017 in James Island rose by $69,000 while total sales decreased by 28.6%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In June 2017, there were 25 homes sold, with a median sale price of $325,000 – a 27% increase over the $256,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 35 homes sold in James Island in June 2016.
The median sales tax in James Island for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,253, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for June 2017.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2017:
| City | June 2017 Home Sales | June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2017 Median Sales Price | June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $435,000 | $249,000 | 74.7% |
| Mount Pleasant | 227 | 277 | -18.1% | $430,000 | $399,500 | 7.6% |
| Landsdowne | 1 | 2 | -50% | $372,500 | $180,000 | 106.9% |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 0 | – | $340,000 | $0 | – |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $325,000 | $393,700 | -17.4% |
| James Island | 25 | 35 | -28.6% | $325,000 | $256,000 | 27% |
| Edisto Island | 4 | 5 | -20% | $322,000 | $199,800 | 61.2% |
| Charleston | 287 | 393 | -27% | $290,000 | $254,000 | 14.2% |
| Laurel Park | 1 | 0 | – | $275,000 | $0 | – |
| Long Branch Estates | 1 | 2 | -50% | $260,000 | $179,500 | 44.8% |
| Capri Isles | 1 | 0 | – | $245,000 | $0 | – |
