From January through June of 2021, there were 121 homes sold, with a median sale price of $775,000 - a 13.1% increase over the $685,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 101 homes sold in Isle of Palms in the first half of 2020.
The median sales tax in Isle of Palms for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $6,302, approximately 0.8% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2021.
The following table compares Isle of Palms to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in the first half of 2021:
| City | Jan. - June 2021 Home Sales | Jan. - June 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - June 2021 Median Sales Price | Jan. - June 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Palms | 121 | 101 | 19.8% | $775,000 | $685,500 | 13.1% |
| Edgewater Park | 3 | 2 | 50% | $750,000 | $495,000 | 51.5% |
| Sullivan's Island | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $690,000 | $1,022,500 | -32.5% |
| Kiawah Island | 113 | 60 | 88.3% | $664,000 | $697,500 | -4.8% |
| Folly Beach | 56 | 48 | 16.7% | $650,000 | $631,500 | 2.9% |
| Edisto Island | 18 | 12 | 50% | $547,500 | $402,500 | 36% |
| Seabrook Island | 100 | 92 | 8.7% | $534,000 | $375,000 | 42.4% |
| Meggett | 13 | 5 | 160% | $497,000 | $449,000 | 10.7% |
| Mount Pleasant | 1,125 | 948 | 18.7% | $492,000 | $424,448 | 15.9% |
| Secessionville Acres | 4 | 2 | 100% | $469,500 | $470,000 | -0.1% |
| Ravenel | 7 | 9 | -22.2% | $455,000 | $386,000 | 17.9% |
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