From July through December of 2020, there were 147 homes sold, with a median sale price of $350,000 - a 7% increase over the $327,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 72 homes sold in James Island in the second half of 2019.
The median sales tax in James Island for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,291, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2020.
The following table compares James Island 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park | 9 | 0 | - | $385,000 | $0 | - |
| Secessionville Acres | 7 | 2 | 250% | $380,500 | $371,500 | 2.4% |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 200% | $378,000 | $274,500 | 37.7% |
| Ashley Forest | 8 | 4 | 100% | $366,250 | $377,500 | -3% |
| Ravenel | 10 | 11 | -9.1% | $363,375 | $339,000 | 7.2% |
| James Island | 147 | 72 | 104.2% | $350,000 | $327,000 | 7% |
| McClellanville | 13 | 16 | -18.8% | $350,000 | $425,000 | -17.6% |
| Capri Isles | 7 | 7 | 0% | $340,000 | $247,500 | 37.4% |
| North Pine Point | 4 | 2 | 100% | $337,500 | $272,500 | 23.9% |
| Drayton | 11 | 5 | 120% | $330,000 | $269,500 | 22.4% |
| Charleston | 1,534 | 1,311 | 17% | $324,950 | $300,000 | 8.3% |
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