In July 2017, there were 11 homes sold, with a median sale price of $349,000 - a 29.7% increase over the $269,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 24 homes sold in James Island in July 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 July 2017.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in July 2017:
| City | July 2017 Home Sales | July 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2017 Median Sales Price | July 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folly Beach | 6 | 10 | -40% | $612,500 | $615,500 | -0.5% |
| Seabrook Island | 15 | 13 | 15.4% | $465,000 | $310,000 | 50% |
| Mount Pleasant | 165 | 198 | -16.7% | $421,571 | $351,450 | 20% |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 1 | 0% | $395,000 | $360,500 | 9.6% |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $384,150 | $443,000 | -13.3% |
| James Island | 11 | 24 | -54.2% | $349,000 | $269,000 | 29.7% |
| Charleston | 217 | 320 | -32.2% | $310,000 | $275,000 | 12.7% |
| Landsdowne | 2 | 2 | 0% | $299,500 | $266,250 | 12.5% |
| Laurel Park | 2 | 0 | - | $296,250 | $0 | - |
| Awendaw | 1 | 4 | -75% | $275,000 | $697,500 | -60.6% |
| Hollywood | 2 | 8 | -75% | $239,000 | $282,500 | -15.4% |
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