The median sale price of a home sold in April 2019 in Kiawah Island rose by $145,000 while total sales increased by 15.4%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In April 2019, there were 15 homes sold, with a median sale price of $650,000 – a 28.7% increase over the $505,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 13 homes sold in Kiawah Island in April 2018.
The median sales tax in Kiawah Island for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $8,132, approximately 1.3% of the median home sale price for April 2019.
The following table compares Kiawah Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2019:
| City | Apr. 2019 Home Sales | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2019 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan’s Island | 1 | 8 | -87.5% | $2,095,000 | $2,098,400 | -0.2% |
| Isle of Palms | 26 | 33 | -21.2% | $827,401 | $685,000 | 20.8% |
| Kiawah Island | 15 | 13 | 15.4% | $650,000 | $505,000 | 28.7% |
| Folly Beach | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $579,000 | $676,250 | -14.4% |
| Riverland Terrace | 5 | 0 | – | $505,000 | $0 | – |
| McClellanville | 1 | 0 | – | $471,000 | $0 | – |
| Mount Pleasant | 132 | 158 | -16.5% | $425,450 | $434,000 | -2% |
| Edgewater Park | 1 | 2 | -50% | $425,000 | $731,108.50 | -41.9% |
| Seabrook Island | 14 | 18 | -22.2% | $414,000 | $500,000 | -17.2% |
| Capri Isles | 1 | 1 | 0% | $400,000 | $350,000 | 14.3% |
| Hollywood | 3 | 3 | 0% | $380,000 | $269,000 | 41.3% |
