From July through December of 2020, there were 168 homes sold, with a median sale price of $633,125 - a 2.1% increase over the $620,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 79 homes sold in Kiawah Island in the second half of 2019.
The median sales tax in Kiawah Island for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $9,591, approximately 1.5% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2020.
The following table compares Kiawah 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan's Island | 4 | 8 | -50% | $1,772,500 | $1,237,500 | 43.2% |
| Isle of Palms | 197 | 115 | 71.3% | $800,000 | $660,000 | 21.2% |
| Folly Beach | 71 | 65 | 9.2% | $650,000 | $599,000 | 8.5% |
| Kiawah Island | 168 | 79 | 112.7% | $633,125 | $620,000 | 2.1% |
| Edgewater Park | 1 | 4 | -75% | $595,000 | $794,500 | -25.1% |
| Green Acres | 4 | 2 | 100% | $545,000 | $307,500 | 77.2% |
| Meggett | 12 | 14 | -14.3% | $501,000 | $344,625 | 45.4% |
| Riverland Terrace | 6 | 8 | -25% | $472,500 | $323,500 | 46.1% |
| Lincolnville | 1 | 9 | -88.9% | $465,000 | $125,000 | 272% |
| Edisto Island | 20 | 10 | 100% | $463,500 | $498,950 | -7.1% |
| Mount Pleasant | 1,175 | 956 | 22.9% | $449,500 | $425,000 | 5.8% |
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