In December 2020, there were 108 homes sold, with a median sale price of $345,750 - a 11.2% increase over the $310,950 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 232 homes sold in Charleston in December 2019.
The median sales tax in Charleston for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,635, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for December 2020.
The following table compares Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in December 2020:
| City | Dec. 2020 Home Sales | Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook Island | 11 | 19 | -42.1% | $476,000 | $320,000 | 48.8% |
| Laurel Park | 1 | 0 | - | $460,000 | $0 | - |
| North Pine Point | 1 | 1 | 0% | $368,000 | $275,000 | 33.8% |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $367,500 | $370,000 | -0.7% |
| James Island | 15 | 22 | -31.8% | $350,000 | $330,000 | 6.1% |
| Charleston | 108 | 232 | -53.4% | $345,750 | $310,950 | 11.2% |
| Church Creek | 1 | 2 | -50% | $328,000 | $242,500 | 35.3% |
| Cedar Springs | 1 | 2 | -50% | $315,000 | $497,500 | -36.7% |
| Ravenel | 1 | 2 | -50% | $267,000 | $302,000 | -11.6% |
| Pierpont | 3 | 0 | - | $264,000 | $0 | - |
| Drayton | 1 | 0 | - | $260,000 | $0 | - |
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