From July through December of 2020, there were seven homes sold, with a median sale price of $259,000 - a 21.2% increase over the $213,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 10 homes sold in Long Branch Estates in the second half of 2019.
The median sales tax in Long Branch Estates for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,144, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2020.
The following table compares Long Branch Estates to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in the second half of 2020:
| City | July - Dec. 2020 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2020 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 1,534 | 1,311 | 17% | $324,950 | $300,000 | 8.3% |
| Fenwick Hills | 2 | 4 | -50% | $307,500 | $252,250 | 21.9% |
| Cedar Springs | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $306,500 | $340,000 | -9.9% |
| Church Creek | 4 | 5 | -20% | $284,987.50 | $238,000 | 19.7% |
| Forest Lakes | 1 | 1 | 0% | $274,900 | $310,000 | -11.3% |
| Long Branch Estates | 7 | 10 | -30% | $259,000 | $213,750 | 21.2% |
| Pierpont | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | $249,500 | $268,000 | -6.9% |
| Melrose | 6 | 4 | 50% | $245,750 | $217,500 | 13% |
| Plantation Estates | 3 | 1 | 200% | $240,000 | $319,000 | -24.8% |
| Summerville | 51 | 59 | -13.6% | $239,500 | $224,000 | 6.9% |
| Ponderosa | 8 | 9 | -11.1% | $220,450 | $213,000 | 3.5% |
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