In January 2018, there were 17 homes sold, with a median sale price of $281,600 - a 6.3% decrease over the $300,443 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 20 homes sold in James Island in January 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 January 2018.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in January 2018:
| City | Jan. 2018 Home Sales | Jan. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. 2018 Median Sales Price | Jan. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $660,000 | $374,950 | 76% |
| Folly Beach | 5 | 5 | 0% | $512,000 | $507,500 | 0.9% |
| Seabrook Island | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | $432,250 | $420,000 | 2.9% |
| Mount Pleasant | 97 | 103 | -5.8% | $415,000 | $353,000 | 17.6% |
| Charleston | 146 | 190 | -23.2% | $327,500 | $283,400 | 15.6% |
| James Island | 17 | 20 | -15% | $281,600 | $300,443 | -6.3% |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 2 | -50% | $272,000 | $266,000 | 2.3% |
| Edisto Island | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $235,000 | $239,362 | -1.8% |
| Church Creek | 1 | 0 | - | $230,000 | $0 | - |
| Edgewater Park | 1 | 0 | - | $200,000 | $0 | - |
| Summerville | 7 | 5 | 40% | $188,000 | $152,000 | 23.7% |
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