In August 2018, there were 13 homes sold, with a median sale price of $285,000 - a 3.2% decrease over the $294,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in James Island in August 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 August 2018.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2018:
| City | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverland Terrace | 5 | 1 | 400% | $347,000 | $315,000 | 10.2% |
| Edisto Island | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $339,000 | $249,000 | 36.1% |
| Charleston | 174 | 157 | 10.8% | $320,000 | $265,000 | 20.8% |
| Long Branch Estates | 1 | 0 | - | $310,000 | $0 | - |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 0% | $301,500 | $255,000 | 18.2% |
| James Island | 13 | 10 | 30% | $285,000 | $294,500 | -3.2% |
| Drayton | 1 | 1 | 0% | $285,000 | $220,000 | 29.5% |
| Hollywood | 2 | 4 | -50% | $258,500 | $382,125 | -32.4% |
| Melrose | 1 | 1 | 0% | $224,900 | $165,000 | 36.3% |
| North Pine Point | 1 | 0 | - | $178,000 | $0 | - |
| Summerville | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $170,000 | $206,750 | -17.8% |
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