The median sale price of a home sold in 2019 in Mount Pleasant fell by $1,000 while total sales increased by 35.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through December of 2019, there were 2,200 homes sold, with a median sale price of $429,000 – a 0.2% decrease over the $430,000 median sale price for the previous year. There were 1,628 homes sold in Mount Pleasant in 2018.
The median sales tax in Mount Pleasant for 2019 was $1,817. In 2018, the median sales tax was $1,777. This marks an increase of 2.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.4%.
The following table compares Mount Pleasant to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in 2019:
| City | Jan. – Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Jan. – Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. – Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Palms | 309 | 222 | 39.2% | $680,000 | $770,000 | -11.7% |
| Kiawah Island | 189 | 155 | 21.9% | $640,000 | $875,000 | -26.9% |
| Folly Beach | 147 | 96 | 53.1% | $579,000 | $634,500 | -8.7% |
| Edgewater Park | 11 | 10 | 10% | $480,000 | $697,500 | -31.2% |
| Whitehall Terrace | 7 | 15 | -53.3% | $449,000 | $300,000 | 49.7% |
| Mount Pleasant | 2,200 | 1,628 | 35.1% | $429,000 | $430,000 | -0.2% |
| McClellanville | 32 | 21 | 52.4% | $405,000 | $261,000 | 55.2% |
| Edisto Island | 37 | 27 | 37% | $399,000 | $298,900 | 33.5% |
| Riverland Terrace | 21 | 14 | 50% | $390,000 | $346,000 | 12.7% |
| Laurel Park | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $389,000 | $354,800 | 9.6% |
| Ashley Forest | 21 | 12 | 75% | $385,000 | $445,000 | -13.5% |
