In June 2017, there were 25 homes sold, with a median sale price of $1,130,000 - a 88.3% increase over the $600,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 21 homes sold in Kiawah Island in June 2016.
The median sales tax in Kiawah Island for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $8,132, approximately 0.7% of the median home sale price for June 2017.
The following table compares Kiawah Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2017:
| City | June 2017 Home Sales | June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2017 Median Sales Price | June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan's Island | 7 | 11 | -36.4% | $2,800,000 | $1,400,000 | 100% |
| Kiawah Island | 25 | 21 | 19% | $1,130,000 | $600,000 | 88.3% |
| Folly Beach | 11 | 17 | -35.3% | $705,000 | $586,000 | 20.3% |
| McClellanville | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $700,000 | $210,000 | 233.3% |
| Isle of Palms | 24 | 37 | -35.1% | $697,500 | $675,000 | 3.3% |
| Seabrook Island | 22 | 20 | 10% | $492,500 | $402,750 | 22.3% |
| Hollywood | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $435,000 | $249,000 | 74.7% |
| Mount Pleasant | 227 | 277 | -18.1% | $430,000 | $399,500 | 7.6% |
| Landsdowne | 1 | 2 | -50% | $372,500 | $180,000 | 106.9% |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 0 | - | $340,000 | $0 | - |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $325,000 | $393,700 | -17.4% |
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