From January through June of 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $234,000 - a 2.6% increase over the $228,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Long Branch Estates in the first half of 2016.
The median sales tax in Long Branch Estates for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,047, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2017.
The following table compares Long Branch Estates to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2017:
| City | Jan. - June 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Island | 128 | 158 | -19% | $278,000 | $252,500 | 10.1% |
| Laurel Park | 3 | 8 | -62.5% | $275,000 | $318,750 | -13.7% |
| Capri Isles | 2 | 5 | -60% | $267,500 | $292,000 | -8.4% |
| Hollywood | 23 | 33 | -30.3% | $259,900 | $249,000 | 4.4% |
| Landsdowne | 5 | 3 | 66.7% | $245,000 | $230,000 | 6.5% |
| Long Branch Estates | 6 | 4 | 50% | $234,000 | $228,000 | 2.6% |
| Forest Lakes | 1 | 2 | -50% | $230,000 | $239,700 | -4% |
| Whitehall Terrace | 1 | 2 | -50% | $225,000 | $356,500 | -36.9% |
| Secessionville Acres | 4 | 4 | 0% | $216,750 | $244,500 | -11.3% |
| Drayton | 6 | 3 | 100% | $209,500 | $235,000 | -10.9% |
| Fenwick Hills | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $200,000 | $198,500 | 0.8% |
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