The median sale price of a home sold in 2018 in Melrose rose by $59,900 while total sales remained unchanged with five homes sold, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through December of 2018, there were five homes sold, with a median sale price of $224,900 – a 36.3% increase over the $165,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were five homes sold in Melrose in 2017, as well.
The median sales tax in Melrose for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,029, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for 2018.
The following table compares Melrose to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in 2018:
| City | Jan. – Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. – Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Branch Estates | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $265,000 | $223,000 | 18.8% |
| McClellanville | 19 | 21 | -9.5% | $262,500 | $307,000 | -14.5% |
| Awendaw | 9 | 8 | 12.5% | $250,000 | $292,500 | -14.5% |
| Landsdowne | 10 | 10 | 0% | $232,636 | $269,900 | -13.8% |
| Plantation Estates | 4 | 14 | -71.4% | $230,500 | $207,450 | 11.1% |
| Melrose | 5 | 5 | 0% | $224,900 | $165,000 | 36.3% |
| Church Creek | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $206,200 | $215,000 | -4.1% |
| Summerville | 47 | 66 | -28.8% | $195,000 | $185,750 | 5% |
| Fenwick Hills | 5 | 9 | -44.4% | $185,000 | $225,000 | -17.8% |
| Ravenel | 17 | 16 | 6.3% | $180,000 | $120,000 | 50% |
| Ponderosa | 12 | 19 | -36.8% | $170,850 | $213,000 | -19.8% |
