The median sale price of a home sold in September 2021 in James Island rose by $138,000 while total sales decreased by 69.2%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In September 2021, there were eight homes sold, with a median sale price of $490,500 – a 39.1% increase over the $352,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 26 homes sold in James Island in September 2020.
The median sales tax in James Island for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,291, approximately 0.3% of the median home sale price for September 2021.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in September 2021:
| City | Sept. 2021 Home Sales | Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook Island | 10 | 27 | -63% | $636,000 | $480,000 | 32.5% |
| Kiawah Island | 12 | 37 | -67.6% | $600,000 | $587,000 | 2.2% |
| Awendaw | 1 | 0 | – | $570,000 | $0 | – |
| Mount Pleasant | 89 | 252 | -64.7% | $525,000 | $425,000 | 23.5% |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 1 | 0% | $510,000 | $310,000 | 64.5% |
| James Island | 8 | 26 | -69.2% | $490,500 | $352,500 | 39.1% |
| North Pine Point | 2 | 0 | – | $490,000 | $0 | – |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 1 | 0% | $450,000 | $345,000 | 30.4% |
| Edisto Island | 4 | 2 | 100% | $422,500 | $369,800 | 14.3% |
| Charleston | 152 | 266 | -42.9% | $410,000 | $322,500 | 27.1% |
| Cedar Springs | 1 | 0 | – | $389,000 | $0 | – |
