In May 2019, there were 145 homes sold, with a median sale price of $320,000 - a 16.4% increase over the $275,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 106 homes sold in Charleston in May 2018.
The median sales tax in Charleston for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,430, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for May 2019.
The following table compares Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2019:
| City | May 2019 Home Sales | May 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2019 Median Sales Price | May 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folly Beach | 3 | 4 | -25% | $580,000 | $510,087 | 13.7% |
| Seabrook Island | 16 | 13 | 23.1% | $558,000 | $340,000 | 64.1% |
| Mount Pleasant | 107 | 73 | 46.6% | $470,900 | $430,000 | 9.5% |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 0 | - | $460,000 | $0 | - |
| James Island | 13 | 10 | 30% | $332,000 | $342,500 | -3.1% |
| Charleston | 145 | 106 | 36.8% | $320,000 | $275,000 | 16.4% |
| Forest Lakes | 1 | 0 | - | $302,500 | $0 | - |
| Landsdowne | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $290,200 | $263,000 | 10.3% |
| North Pine Point | 1 | 0 | - | $273,000 | $0 | - |
| Ponderosa | 1 | 0 | - | $262,000 | $0 | - |
| Long Branch Estates | 1 | 0 | - | $235,000 | $0 | - |
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