From January through December of 2017, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $240,000 - a 4.4% increase over the $229,900 median sale price for the previous year. There were three homes sold in Forest Lakes in 2016.
The median sales tax in Forest Lakes for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,283, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for 2017.
The following table compares Forest Lakes to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in 2017:
| City | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Dec. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secessionville Acres | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $260,450 | $245,000 | 6.3% |
| Hollywood | 44 | 58 | -24.1% | $259,950 | $254,250 | 2.2% |
| Chesterfield | 3 | 3 | 0% | $255,000 | $289,000 | -11.8% |
| Capri Isles | 6 | 10 | -40% | $255,000 | $307,500 | -17.1% |
| Drayton | 12 | 10 | 20% | $247,500 | $236,000 | 4.9% |
| Forest Lakes | 6 | 3 | 100% | $240,000 | $229,900 | 4.4% |
| North Pine Point | 2 | 10 | -80% | $239,000 | $205,000 | 16.6% |
| Fenwick Hills | 9 | 10 | -10% | $225,000 | $135,187.50 | 66.4% |
| Whitehall Terrace | 3 | 7 | -57.1% | $225,000 | $337,000 | -33.2% |
| Long Branch Estates | 7 | 12 | -41.7% | $223,000 | $205,250 | 8.6% |
| Church Creek | 7 | 15 | -53.3% | $215,000 | $206,700 | 4% |
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