The median sale price of a home sold in March 2017 in Kiawah Island rose by $80,750 while total sales increased by 28.6%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In March 2017, there were 18 homes sold, with a median sale price of $662,000 – a 13.9% increase over the $581,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 14 homes sold in Kiawah Island in March 2016.
The median sales tax in Kiawah Island for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $8,132, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for March 2017.
The following table compares Kiawah Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2017:
| City | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan’s Island | 7 | 4 | 75% | $2,110,000 | $980,000 | 115.3% |
| Kiawah Island | 18 | 14 | 28.6% | $662,000 | $581,250 | 13.9% |
| Isle of Palms | 28 | 22 | 27.3% | $661,250 | $776,094 | -14.8% |
| Folly Beach | 11 | 6 | 83.3% | $505,000 | $530,000 | -4.7% |
| Awendaw | 1 | 0 | – | $450,000 | $0 | – |
| Ashley Forest | 4 | 2 | 100% | $446,250 | $330,000 | 35.2% |
| Mount Pleasant | 150 | 171 | -12.3% | $385,000 | $350,000 | 10% |
| Seabrook Island | 14 | 15 | -6.7% | $366,125 | $339,500 | 7.8% |
| Laurel Park | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $330,000 | $328,000 | 0.6% |
| James Island | 23 | 26 | -11.5% | $305,000 | $263,000 | 16% |
| Hollywood | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $292,000 | $241,950 | 20.7% |
