In August 2017, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $294,500 - a 2.1% increase over the $288,450 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 24 homes sold in James Island in August 2016.
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 2017.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2017:
| City | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | Aug. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meggett | 2 | 2 | 0% | $492,250 | $447,000 | 10.1% |
| Mount Pleasant | 113 | 216 | -47.7% | $455,000 | $375,000 | 21.3% |
| Hollywood | 4 | 4 | 0% | $382,125 | $253,750 | 50.6% |
| Forest Lakes | 2 | 0 | - | $323,000 | $0 | - |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 1 | 0% | $315,000 | $281,000 | 12.1% |
| James Island | 10 | 24 | -58.3% | $294,500 | $288,450 | 2.1% |
| Church Creek | 1 | 2 | -50% | $292,500 | $270,000 | 8.3% |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 0 | - | $277,000 | $0 | - |
| Capri Isles | 1 | 1 | 0% | $265,000 | $170,000 | 55.9% |
| Charleston | 157 | 364 | -56.9% | $265,000 | $265,000 | 0% |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 2 | -50% | $255,000 | $183,875 | 38.7% |
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