In April 2019, there were nine homes sold, with a median sale price of $298,000 - a 4.5% decrease over the $312,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 21 homes sold in James Island in April 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 April 2019.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in April 2019:
| City | Apr. 2019 Home Sales | Apr. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2019 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater Park | 1 | 2 | -50% | $425,000 | $731,108.50 | -41.9% |
| Seabrook Island | 14 | 18 | -22.2% | $414,000 | $500,000 | -17.2% |
| Capri Isles | 1 | 1 | 0% | $400,000 | $350,000 | 14.3% |
| Hollywood | 3 | 3 | 0% | $380,000 | $269,000 | 41.3% |
| Charleston | 190 | 252 | -24.6% | $307,250 | $285,000 | 7.8% |
| James Island | 9 | 21 | -57.1% | $298,000 | $312,000 | -4.5% |
| Plantation Estates | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $290,000 | $232,000 | 25% |
| Edisto Island | 1 | 4 | -75% | $284,100 | $701,500 | -59.5% |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 0% | $260,000 | $360,000 | -27.8% |
| Pierpont | 1 | 0 | - | $240,000 | $0 | - |
| Summerville | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $210,950 | $220,000 | -4.1% |
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