In December 2018, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $882,500 - a 41.2% increase over the $625,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 15 homes sold in Kiawah Island in December 2017.
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 December 2018.
The following table compares Kiawah 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan's Island | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $1,292,500 | $2,100,000 | -38.5% |
| Kiawah Island | 10 | 15 | -33.3% | $882,500 | $625,000 | 41.2% |
| Folly Beach | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $640,000 | $770,000 | -16.9% |
| Isle of Palms | 5 | 19 | -73.7% | $600,000 | $775,000 | -22.6% |
| Hollywood | 1 | 1 | 0% | $585,000 | $415,000 | 41% |
| 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% |
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