In August 2019, there were 10 homes sold, with a median sale price of $236,000 - a 38.8% increase over the $170,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were five homes sold in Summerville in August 2018.
The median sales tax in Summerville for 2019 was $952. In 2018, the median sales tax was $936. This marks an increase of 1.7%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 0.4%.
The following table compares Summerville to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2019:
| City | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | Aug. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook Island | 19 | 13 | 46.2% | $355,000 | $714,520 | -50.3% |
| Charleston | 243 | 223 | 9% | $300,000 | $311,264 | -3.6% |
| Landsdowne | 1 | 0 | - | $289,000 | $0 | - |
| Drayton | 2 | 1 | 100% | $273,250 | $285,000 | -4.1% |
| Ponderosa | 1 | 1 | 0% | $252,000 | $90,400 | 178.8% |
| Summerville | 10 | 5 | 100% | $236,000 | $170,000 | 38.8% |
| Riverland Terrace | 3 | 5 | -40% | $230,000 | $347,000 | -33.7% |
| Long Branch Estates | 2 | 1 | 100% | $224,975 | $310,000 | -27.4% |
| Ravenel | 1 | 2 | -50% | $219,000 | $395,500 | -44.6% |
| James Island | 12 | 13 | -7.7% | $214,250 | $285,000 | -24.8% |
| Meggett | 6 | 0 | - | $181,000 | $0 | - |
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