The median sale price of a home sold in August 2021 in Kiawah Island rose by $155,000 while total sales decreased by 71.9%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In August 2021, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $775,000 – a 25% increase over the $620,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 32 homes sold in Kiawah Island in August 2020.
The median sales tax in Kiawah Island for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $9,591, approximately 1.2% of the median home sale price for August 2021.
The following table compares Kiawah Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in August 2021:
| City | Aug. 2021 Home Sales | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2021 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meggett | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $1,051,000 | $655,000 | 60.5% |
| Isle of Palms | 7 | 38 | -81.6% | $842,500 | $819,500 | 2.8% |
| Kiawah Island | 9 | 32 | -71.9% | $775,000 | $620,000 | 25% |
| Hollywood | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $655,000 | $412,000 | 59% |
| Ravenel | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $654,000 | $415,000 | 57.6% |
| Drayton | 1 | 2 | -50% | $650,000 | $315,000 | 106.3% |
| Mount Pleasant | 122 | 211 | -42.2% | $522,500 | $455,000 | 14.8% |
| Green Acres | 1 | 2 | -50% | $510,000 | $517,500 | -1.4% |
| Seabrook Island | 14 | 41 | -65.9% | $475,000 | $479,000 | -0.8% |
| Landsdowne | 1 | 0 | – | $430,000 | $0 | – |
| James Island | 9 | 31 | -71% | $405,000 | $372,000 | 8.9% |
