The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2017 in Secessionville Acres rose by $15,450 while total sales decreased by 20%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through December of 2017, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $260,450 – a 6.3% increase over the $245,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Secessionville Acres in the second half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Secessionville Acres for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,126, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2017.
The following table compares Secessionville Acres to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2017:
| City | July – Dec. 2017 Home Sales | July – Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July – Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | July – Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Island | 65 | 116 | -44% | $289,000 | $265,000 | 9.1% |
| Charleston | 955 | 1,630 | -41.4% | $280,000 | $265,000 | 5.7% |
| Laurel Park | 4 | 8 | -50% | $277,500 | $322,250 | -13.9% |
| Whitehall Terrace | 2 | 5 | -60% | $272,050 | $337,000 | -19.3% |
| Drayton | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $261,750 | $237,000 | 10.4% |
| Secessionville Acres | 4 | 5 | -20% | $260,450 | $245,000 | 6.3% |
| Hollywood | 21 | 25 | -16% | $260,000 | $265,000 | -1.9% |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 2 | -50% | $255,000 | $183,875 | 38.7% |
| Forest Lakes | 5 | 1 | 400% | $250,000 | $205,000 | 22% |
| Edisto Island | 13 | 15 | -13.3% | $249,000 | $215,000 | 15.8% |
| Fenwick Hills | 2 | 4 | -50% | $236,000 | $85,000 | 177.6% |
