In March 2018, there were 24 homes sold, with a median sale price of $280,000 - a 8.2% decrease over the $305,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 23 homes sold in James Island in March 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 March 2018.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2018:
| City | Mar. 2018 Home Sales | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2018 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lakes | 1 | 1 | 0% | $395,000 | $230,000 | 71.7% |
| Mount Pleasant | 176 | 150 | 17.3% | $379,000 | $385,000 | -1.6% |
| Laurel Park | 1 | 1 | 0% | $370,000 | $330,000 | 12.1% |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 4 | -75% | $370,000 | $446,250 | -17.1% |
| Charleston | 231 | 227 | 1.8% | $280,000 | $278,000 | 0.7% |
| James Island | 24 | 23 | 4.3% | $280,000 | $305,000 | -8.2% |
| Drayton | 3 | 1 | 200% | $278,000 | $245,000 | 13.5% |
| Seabrook Island | 13 | 14 | -7.1% | $270,000 | $366,125 | -26.3% |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 2 | -50% | $265,000 | $265,750 | -0.3% |
| Hollywood | 9 | 3 | 200% | $240,000 | $292,000 | -17.8% |
| Ponderosa | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $226,000 | $115,500 | 95.7% |
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