In July 2018, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $950,000 - a 47.7% increase over the $643,400 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 13 homes sold in Kiawah Island in July 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 July 2018.
The following table compares Kiawah Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in July 2018:
| City | July 2018 Home Sales | July 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2018 Median Sales Price | July 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan's Island | 5 | 4 | 25% | $2,387,000 | $2,282,500 | 4.6% |
| Kiawah Island | 7 | 13 | -46.2% | $950,000 | $643,400 | 47.7% |
| Isle of Palms | 17 | 21 | -19% | $735,000 | $705,000 | 4.3% |
| Folly Beach | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $665,000 | $612,500 | 8.6% |
| Capri Isles | 3 | 0 | - | $509,000 | $0 | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 141 | 165 | -14.5% | $465,000 | $421,571 | 10.3% |
| Secessionville Acres | 1 | 0 | - | $465,000 | $0 | - |
| Seabrook Island | 11 | 15 | -26.7% | $408,000 | $465,000 | -12.3% |
| Ravenel | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $398,500 | $42,307 | 841.9% |
| North Pine Point | 1 | 0 | - | $390,000 | $0 | - |
| Awendaw | 1 | 1 | 0% | $350,000 | $275,000 | 27.3% |
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