In September 2021, there were 152 homes sold, with a median sale price of $410,000 - a 27.1% increase over the $322,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 266 homes sold in Charleston in September 2020.
The median sales tax in Charleston for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $1,635, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for September 2021.
The following table compares Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in September 2021:
| City | Sept. 2021 Home Sales | Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 1 | 0% | $510,000 | $310,000 | 64.5% |
| James Island | 8 | 26 | -69.2% | $490,500 | $352,500 | 39.1% |
| North Pine Point | 2 | 0 | - | $490,000 | $0 | - |
| Ashley Forest | 1 | 1 | 0% | $450,000 | $345,000 | 30.4% |
| Edisto Island | 4 | 2 | 100% | $422,500 | $369,800 | 14.3% |
| Charleston | 152 | 266 | -42.9% | $410,000 | $322,500 | 27.1% |
| Cedar Springs | 1 | 0 | - | $389,000 | $0 | - |
| Adams Run | 1 | 1 | 0% | $385,000 | $342,000 | 12.6% |
| Plantation Estates | 1 | 2 | -50% | $300,000 | $221,405 | 35.5% |
| Summerville | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $272,500 | $224,300 | 21.5% |
| Ladson | 3 | 5 | -40% | $231,900 | $123,000 | 88.5% |
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