In April 2021, there were 11 homes sold, with a median sale price of $405,000 - a 33.6% increase over the $303,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 24 homes sold in James Island in April 2020.
The median sales tax in James Island for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,291, approximately 0.3% of the median home sale price for April 2021.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in April 2021:
| City | Apr. 2021 Home Sales | Apr. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. 2021 Median Sales Price | Apr. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meggett | 2 | 0 | - | $569,000 | $0 | - |
| Whitehall Terrace | 2 | 0 | - | $544,250 | $0 | - |
| Mount Pleasant | 149 | 159 | -6.3% | $495,000 | $477,000 | 3.8% |
| Seabrook Island | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $439,000 | $510,000 | -13.9% |
| Edisto Island | 4 | 2 | 100% | $415,000 | $677,500 | -38.7% |
| James Island | 11 | 24 | -54.2% | $405,000 | $303,250 | 33.6% |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 1 | 0% | $405,000 | $450,000 | -10% |
| Laurel Park | 1 | 0 | - | $390,000 | $0 | - |
| Charleston | 195 | 224 | -12.9% | $389,200 | $310,750 | 25.2% |
| Hollywood | 3 | 3 | 0% | $384,500 | $120,000 | 220.4% |
| Drayton | 1 | 1 | 0% | $375,000 | $264,000 | 42% |
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