In June 2019, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $327,500 - a 26% increase over the $260,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in James Island in June 2018.
The median sales tax in James Island for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,253, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for June 2019.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2019:
| City | June 2019 Home Sales | June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2019 Median Sales Price | June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $542,000 | $257,500 | 110.5% |
| Edisto Island | 1 | 2 | -50% | $510,000 | $235,000 | 117% |
| Mount Pleasant | 85 | 115 | -26.1% | $495,000 | $490,000 | 1% |
| Ravenel | 1 | 1 | 0% | $430,000 | $92,000 | 367.4% |
| Charleston | 88 | 150 | -41.3% | $346,500 | $305,500 | 13.4% |
| James Island | 12 | 7 | 71.4% | $327,500 | $260,000 | 26% |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 0 | - | $295,000 | $0 | - |
| Summerville | 1 | 4 | -75% | $185,000 | $182,750 | 1.2% |
| North Charleston | 36 | 56 | -35.7% | $164,250 | $116,500 | 41% |
| Ponderosa | 1 | 1 | 0% | $150,000 | $117,500 | 27.7% |
| Ladson | 1 | 5 | -80% | $135,000 | $132,000 | 2.3% |
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