The median sale price of a home sold in 2017 in Long Branch Estates rose by $17,750 while total sales decreased by 41.7%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through December of 2017, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $223,000 – a 8.6% increase over the $205,250 median sale price for the previous year. There were 12 homes sold in Long Branch Estates in 2016.
The median sales tax in Long Branch Estates for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,047, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for 2017.
The following table compares Long Branch Estates to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. – Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. – Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton | 12 | 10 | 20% | $247,500 | $236,000 | 4.9% |
| Forest Lakes | 6 | 3 | 100% | $240,000 | $229,900 | 4.4% |
| North Pine Point | 2 | 10 | -80% | $239,000 | $205,000 | 16.6% |
| Fenwick Hills | 9 | 10 | -10% | $225,000 | $135,187.50 | 66.4% |
| Whitehall Terrace | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $225,000 | $337,000 | -33.2% |
| Long Branch Estates | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $223,000 | $205,250 | 8.6% |
| Church Creek | 7 | 15 | -53.3% | $215,000 | $206,700 | 4% |
| Ponderosa | 19 | 22 | -13.6% | $213,000 | $200,000 | 6.5% |
| Plantation Estates | 14 | 5 | 180% | $207,450 | $184,000 | 12.7% |
| Summerville | 66 | 89 | -25.8% | $185,750 | $174,900 | 6.2% |
| Castlewood | 3 | 5 | -40% | $180,000 | $92,000 | 95.7% |
