From July through December of 2019, there were 950 homes sold, with a median sale price of $425,000 - a 1.4% decrease over the $431,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 797 homes sold in Mount Pleasant in the second half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Mount Pleasant for 2019 was $1,817. In 2018, the median sales tax was $1,777. This marks an increase of 2.3%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.4%.
The following table compares Mount Pleasant to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2019:
| City | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiawah Island | 79 | 80 | -1.3% | $620,000 | $995,000 | -37.7% |
| Folly Beach | 65 | 51 | 27.5% | $599,000 | $680,000 | -11.9% |
| Awendaw | 8 | 6 | 33.3% | $504,488 | $422,500 | 19.4% |
| Edisto Island | 10 | 16 | -37.5% | $498,950 | $304,450 | 63.9% |
| Whitehall Terrace | 4 | 5 | -20% | $487,120 | $375,000 | 29.9% |
| Mount Pleasant | 950 | 797 | 19.2% | $425,000 | $431,250 | -1.4% |
| McClellanville | 16 | 10 | 60% | $425,000 | $302,000 | 40.7% |
| Ashley Forest | 4 | 6 | -33.3% | $377,500 | $445,000 | -15.2% |
| Secessionville Acres | 2 | 4 | -50% | $371,500 | $295,000 | 25.9% |
| Hollywood | 39 | 35 | 11.4% | $347,000 | $315,000 | 10.2% |
| Meggett | 14 | 6 | 133.3% | $344,625 | $454,500 | -24.2% |
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