In December 2018, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $303,000 - a 21.5% increase over the $249,350 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were nine homes sold in James Island in December 2017.
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 December 2018.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in December 2018:
| City | Dec. 2018 Home Sales | Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secessionville Acres | 1 | 0 | - | $500,000 | $0 | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 61 | 106 | -42.5% | $385,000 | $430,375 | -10.5% |
| Whitehall Terrace | 1 | 1 | 0% | $375,000 | $189,100 | 98.3% |
| McClellanville | 2 | 0 | - | $312,500 | $0 | - |
| Seabrook Island | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $305,000 | $249,000 | 22.5% |
| James Island | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $303,000 | $249,350 | 21.5% |
| Charleston | 86 | 126 | -31.7% | $282,500 | $290,000 | -2.6% |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 1 | 0% | $275,000 | $583,000 | -52.8% |
| Summerville | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $211,500 | $181,500 | 16.5% |
| Adams Run | 3 | 1 | 200% | $175,000 | $308,000 | -43.2% |
| North Charleston | 43 | 63 | -31.7% | $135,000 | $160,000 | -15.6% |
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