In February 2019, there were 110 homes sold, with a median sale price of $300,000 - a 9.1% increase over the $275,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 135 homes sold in Charleston in February 2018.
The median sales tax in Charleston for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,430, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for February 2019.
The following table compares Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2019:
| City | Feb. 2019 Home Sales | Feb. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2019 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capri Isles | 1 | 0 | - | $405,000 | $0 | - |
| Laurel Park | 1 | 0 | - | $403,000 | $0 | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 92 | 73 | 26% | $366,000 | $439,000 | -16.6% |
| Meggett | 1 | 0 | - | $315,000 | $0 | - |
| Long Branch Estates | 1 | 1 | 0% | $303,750 | $120,000 | 153.1% |
| Charleston | 110 | 135 | -18.5% | $300,000 | $275,000 | 9.1% |
| Riverland Terrace | 2 | 2 | 0% | $298,500 | $357,000 | -16.4% |
| McClellanville | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $290,000 | $262,500 | 10.5% |
| Hollywood | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $286,500 | $12,000 | 2287.5% |
| Seabrook Island | 7 | 10 | -30% | $262,000 | $302,500 | -13.4% |
| Edisto Island | 2 | 0 | - | $256,500 | $0 | - |
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