The median sale price of a home sold in December 2019 in North Charleston rose by $22,000 while total sales increased by 64.9%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In December 2019, there were 94 homes sold, with a median sale price of $150,000 – a 17.2% increase over the $128,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 57 homes sold in North Charleston in December 2018.
The median sales tax in North Charleston for 2019 was $821. In 2018, the median sales tax was $826. This marks an decrease of 0.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.5%.
The following table compares North Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2019:
| City | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | – | $279,000 | $0 | – |
| Long Branch Estates | 3 | 0 | – | $275,000 | $0 | – |
| North Pine Point | 1 | 0 | – | $275,000 | $0 | – |
| Ponderosa | 2 | 0 | – | $242,500 | $0 | – |
| Church Creek | 2 | 0 | – | $242,500 | $0 | – |
| Capri Isles | 2 | 0 | – | $212,700 | $0 | – |
| Summerville | 9 | 3 | 200% | $209,900 | $193,000 | 8.8% |
| Ladson | 6 | 6 | 0% | $170,250 | $134,950 | 26.2% |
| North Charleston | 94 | 57 | 64.9% | $150,000 | $128,000 | 17.2% |
| Castlewood | 1 | 0 | – | $137,500 | $0 | – |
| Lincolnville | 2 | 1 | 100% | $118,500 | $60,000 | 97.5% |
