The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2021 in North Charleston rose by $26,500 while total sales increased by 20%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From April through June of 2021, there were 318 homes sold, with a median sale price of $209,500 – a 14.5% increase over the $183,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 265 homes sold in North Charleston in the second quarter of 2020.
The median sales tax in North Charleston for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $821, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2021.
The following table compares North Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in the second quarter of 2021:
| City | Apr. – June 2021 Home Sales | Apr. – June 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. – June 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. – June 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenel | 2 | 5 | -60% | $302,500 | $382,000 | -20.8% |
| Forest Lakes | 2 | 0 | – | $296,250 | $0 | – |
| Melrose | 4 | 2 | 100% | $276,750 | $186,000 | 48.8% |
| Adams Run | 9 | 9 | 0% | $276,000 | $270,000 | 2.2% |
| Summerville | 24 | 17 | 41.2% | $272,750 | $223,000 | 22.3% |
| Ponderosa | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $265,000 | $240,000 | 10.4% |
| Castlewood | 1 | 2 | -50% | $229,555 | $278,750 | -17.6% |
| Lincolnville | 1 | 5 | -80% | $225,000 | $212,000 | 6.1% |
| North Charleston | 318 | 265 | 20% | $209,500 | $183,000 | 14.5% |
| Ladson | 17 | 17 | 0% | $180,000 | $160,000 | 12.5% |
| Wildwood | 2 | 1 | 100% | $124,600 | $122,500 | 1.7% |
