From April through June of 2017, there were 279 homes sold, with a median sale price of $125,000 - a 1.8% increase over the $122,828 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 343 homes sold in North Charleston in the second quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in North Charleston for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $729, approximately 0.6% of the median home sale price for the second quarter of 2017.
The following table compares North Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2017:
| City | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awendaw | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $217,500 | $260,000 | -16.3% |
| Plantation Estates | 4 | 4 | 0% | $214,000 | $195,500 | 9.5% |
| Summerville | 14 | 19 | -26.3% | $203,000 | $178,500 | 13.7% |
| Church Creek | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $190,000 | $205,000 | -7.3% |
| Castlewood | 1 | 2 | -50% | $180,000 | $108,500 | 65.9% |
| Drayton | 4 | 1 | 300% | $170,800 | $290,000 | -41.1% |
| Lincolnville | 1 | 0 | - | $158,000 | $0 | - |
| Ravenel | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $127,000 | $165,840 | -23.4% |
| North Charleston | 279 | 343 | -18.7% | $125,000 | $122,828 | 1.8% |
| Ladson | 13 | 18 | -27.8% | $110,000 | $91,950 | 19.6% |
| Adams Run | 6 | 10 | -40% | $68,750 | $105,000 | -34.5% |
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