In February 2017, there were 162 homes sold, with a median sale price of $263,750 - a 8.1% increase over the $243,900 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 207 homes sold in Charleston in February 2016.
The median sales tax in Charleston for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,430, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for February 2017.
The following table compares Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in February 2017:
| City | Feb. 2017 Home Sales | Feb. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Feb. 2017 Median Sales Price | Feb. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folly Beach | 6 | 10 | -40% | $687,500 | $475,000 | 44.7% |
| Kiawah Island | 9 | 12 | -25% | $650,000 | $966,000 | -32.7% |
| Seabrook Island | 8 | 13 | -38.5% | $420,000 | $502,294 | -16.4% |
| Mount Pleasant | 144 | 142 | 1.4% | $390,000 | $355,000 | 9.9% |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $320,000 | $290,975 | 10% |
| Charleston | 162 | 207 | -21.7% | $263,750 | $243,900 | 8.1% |
| Drayton | 1 | 2 | -50% | $255,000 | $220,750 | 15.5% |
| James Island | 20 | 25 | -20% | $235,500 | $240,000 | -1.9% |
| Summerville | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $170,000 | $202,250 | -15.9% |
| Melrose | 1 | 1 | 0% | $165,000 | $202,800 | -18.6% |
| Plantation Estates | 2 | 0 | - | $152,200 | $0 | - |
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