In October 2021, there were 12 homes sold, with a median sale price of $411,000 - a 16.8% increase over the $351,750 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 30 homes sold in James Island in October 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 October 2021.
The following table compares James Island to other Charleston County cities with similar median sale prices in October 2021:
| City | Oct. 2021 Home Sales | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2021 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 92 | 213 | -56.8% | $522,500 | $480,000 | 8.9% |
| Riverland Terrace | 1 | 1 | 0% | $505,000 | $535,000 | -5.6% |
| Seabrook Island | 11 | 26 | -57.7% | $491,000 | $567,000 | -13.4% |
| Awendaw | 1 | 1 | 0% | $450,000 | $334,000 | 34.7% |
| Chesterfield | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $430,000 | $355,000 | 21.1% |
| James Island | 12 | 30 | -60% | $411,000 | $351,750 | 16.8% |
| Landsdowne | 1 | 1 | 0% | $405,000 | $418,000 | -3.1% |
| Cedar Springs | 1 | 1 | 0% | $395,000 | $282,000 | 40.1% |
| North Pine Point | 1 | 2 | -50% | $395,000 | $337,500 | 17% |
| Hollywood | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | $390,000 | $572,500 | -31.9% |
| Charleston | 133 | 295 | -54.9% | $384,700 | $319,000 | 20.6% |
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