The median sale price of a home sold in May 2017 in James Island rose by $50 while total sales decreased by 30%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In May 2017, there were 21 homes sold, with a median sale price of $265,000 – a 0% increase over the $264,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 30 homes sold in James Island in May 2016.
The median sales tax in James Island for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,253, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for May 2017.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2017:
| City | May 2017 Home Sales | May 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2017 Median Sales Price | May 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meggett | 4 | 1 | 300% | $321,000 | $90,000 | 256.7% |
| Riverland Terrace | 2 | 1 | 100% | $309,500 | $532,000 | -41.8% |
| Capri Isles | 1 | 1 | 0% | $290,000 | $231,500 | 25.3% |
| Charleston | 282 | 323 | -12.7% | $284,500 | $265,000 | 7.4% |
| Secessionville Acres | 1 | 0 | – | $284,210 | $0 | – |
| James Island | 21 | 30 | -30% | $265,000 | $264,950 | 0% |
| McClellanville | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $260,000 | $330,000 | -21.2% |
| Ponderosa | 2 | 2 | 0% | $255,000 | $209,500 | 21.7% |
| Long Branch Estates | 1 | 0 | – | $252,500 | $0 | – |
| Hollywood | 6 | 3 | 100% | $240,000 | $227,500 | 5.5% |
| Pierpont | 3 | 0 | – | $239,900 | $0 | – |
