In March 2017, there were 23 homes sold, with a median sale price of $305,000 - a 16% increase over the $263,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 26 homes sold in James Island in March 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 March 2017.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in March 2017:
| City | Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awendaw | 1 | 0 | - | $450,000 | $0 | - |
| Ashley Forest | 4 | 2 | 100% | $446,250 | $330,000 | 35.2% |
| Mount Pleasant | 150 | 171 | -12.3% | $385,000 | $350,000 | 10% |
| Seabrook Island | 14 | 15 | -6.7% | $366,125 | $339,500 | 7.8% |
| Laurel Park | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $330,000 | $328,000 | 0.6% |
| James Island | 23 | 26 | -11.5% | $305,000 | $263,000 | 16% |
| Hollywood | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $292,000 | $241,950 | 20.7% |
| Edisto Island | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $292,000 | $180,000 | 62.2% |
| Charleston | 227 | 254 | -10.6% | $278,000 | $239,000 | 16.3% |
| Riverland Terrace | 2 | 4 | -50% | $265,750 | $253,750 | 4.7% |
| Landsdowne | 3 | 1 | 200% | $245,000 | $250,000 | -2% |
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