In July 2019, there were four homes sold, with a median sale price of $305,500 - a 9.5% decrease over the $337,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 16 homes sold in James Island in July 2018.
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 July 2019.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in July 2019:
| City | July 2019 Home Sales | July 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July 2019 Median Sales Price | July 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folly Beach | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $391,500 | $665,000 | -41.1% |
| Adams Run | 1 | 2 | -50% | $355,000 | $91,250 | 289% |
| McClellanville | 1 | 0 | - | $345,000 | $0 | - |
| Hollywood | 1 | 2 | -50% | $335,000 | $328,500 | 2% |
| Charleston | 100 | 181 | -44.8% | $317,500 | $300,000 | 5.8% |
| James Island | 4 | 16 | -75% | $305,500 | $337,500 | -9.5% |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 0 | - | $289,500 | $0 | - |
| Drayton | 1 | 1 | 0% | $269,500 | $265,000 | 1.7% |
| Melrose | 1 | 2 | -50% | $217,500 | $237,500 | -8.4% |
| Summerville | 6 | 5 | 20% | $212,000 | $220,000 | -3.6% |
| Ravenel | 1 | 2 | -50% | $184,000 | $398,500 | -53.8% |
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