In May 2019, there were 19 homes sold, with a median sale price of $950,000 - a 53.7% decrease over the $2,050,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were seven homes sold in Kiawah Island in May 2018.
The median sales tax in Kiawah Island for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $8,132, approximately 0.9% of the median home sale price for May 2019.
The following table compares Kiawah Island 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan's Island | 5 | 2 | 150% | $1,706,290 | $1,842,500 | -7.4% |
| Meggett | 1 | 1 | 0% | $1,210,000 | $800,000 | 51.3% |
| Edisto Island | 2 | 1 | 100% | $1,060,000 | $83,000 | 1177.1% |
| Kiawah Island | 19 | 7 | 171.4% | $950,000 | $2,050,000 | -53.7% |
| Isle of Palms | 22 | 7 | 214.3% | $669,750 | $690,810 | -3% |
| Hollywood | 2 | 1 | 100% | $592,000 | $740,000 | -20% |
| Ashley Forest | 2 | 0 | - | $588,750 | $0 | - |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | - | $580,000 | $0 | - |
| 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% |
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