In February 2018, there were 135 homes sold, with a median sale price of $275,000 - a 4.3% increase over the $263,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 162 homes sold in Charleston in February 2017.
The median sales tax in Charleston for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,430, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for February 2018.
The following table compares Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2018:
| City | Feb. 2018 Home Sales | Feb. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2018 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 1 | 0% | $450,000 | $320,000 | 40.6% |
| Mount Pleasant | 73 | 144 | -49.3% | $439,000 | $390,000 | 12.6% |
| Riverland Terrace | 2 | 0 | - | $357,000 | $0 | - |
| Awendaw | 1 | 0 | - | $335,000 | $0 | - |
| Seabrook Island | 10 | 8 | 25% | $302,500 | $420,000 | -28% |
| Charleston | 135 | 162 | -16.7% | $275,000 | $263,750 | 4.3% |
| McClellanville | 3 | 2 | 50% | $262,500 | $121,000 | 116.9% |
| James Island | 15 | 20 | -25% | $260,000 | $235,500 | 10.4% |
| Adams Run | 2 | 2 | 0% | $245,000 | $118,500 | 106.8% |
| Drayton | 2 | 1 | 100% | $241,000 | $255,000 | -5.5% |
| Summerville | 3 | 5 | -40% | $195,000 | $170,000 | 14.7% |
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