From July through September of 2021, there were 655 homes sold, with a median sale price of $387,930 - a 20.1% increase over the $323,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 931 homes sold in Charleston in the third quarter of 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 the third quarter of 2021.
The following table compares Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in the third quarter of 2021:
| City | July - Sept. 2021 Home Sales | July - Sept. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Sept. 2021 Median Sales Price | July - Sept. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Forest | 3 | 3 | 0% | $450,000 | $362,000 | 24.3% |
| Landsdowne | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $430,000 | $409,000 | 5.1% |
| James Island | 52 | 81 | -35.8% | $419,950 | $355,000 | 18.3% |
| Hollywood | 16 | 19 | -15.8% | $400,000 | $410,000 | -2.4% |
| Cedar Springs | 5 | 2 | 150% | $389,000 | $309,000 | 25.9% |
| Charleston | 655 | 931 | -29.6% | $387,930 | $323,000 | 20.1% |
| Capri Isles | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $370,000 | $340,000 | 8.8% |
| Drayton | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | $369,500 | $344,000 | 7.4% |
| Melrose | 2 | 5 | -60% | $335,250 | $244,000 | 37.4% |
| Long Branch Estates | 2 | 5 | -60% | $330,000 | $259,000 | 27.4% |
| Church Creek | 2 | 2 | 0% | $319,250 | $259,500 | 23% |
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