Charleston County Market Report – September 2026
Matt DeAntonio
Matt provides Buyer and Seller Representation services throughout the extended Charleston area with a special focus on beach, waterfront, and luxury h...
Matt provides Buyer and Seller Representation services throughout the extended Charleston area with a special focus on beach, waterfront, and luxury h...
September 2026 brought renewed activity to Charleston County's housing market compared to September 2025. Closed sales increased 5.2% despite a 7.0% decline in new listings, while the median sales price rose modestly to $715,000. Homes spent an average of 49 days on the market, just slightly longer than last year. But from Downtown Charleston and the barrier islands to Upper and Lower Mount Pleasant, each local market tells a different story. Here's a closer look at the numbers.
Charleston County Overview
🏡 New Listings: 623 (-7.0%)
📝 Closed Sales: 443 (+5.2%)
📈 Median Sales Price: $715,000 (+1.6%)
💵 Original List Price Received: 94.6% (-0.4%)
⏱️ Days on Market: 49 (+2.1%)
Local Market Snapshots
Downtown Charleston
🏡 New Listings: 24 (-22.6%)
📝 Closed Sales: 13 (-31.6%)
📈 Median Sales Price: $2,350,000 (+36.2%)
💵 Original List Price Received: 92.1% (-1.6%)
⏱️ Days on Market: 58 (+5.5%)
Isle of Palms
🏡 New Listings: 15 (-57.1%)
📝 Closed Sales: 10 (-16.7%)
📈 Median Sales Price: $2,185,750 (+6.4%)
💵 Original List Price Received: 90.5% (-1.7%)
⏱️ Days on Market: 71 (+4.4%)
Sullivan's Island
🏡 New Listings: 12 (+140.0%)
📝 Closed Sales: 4 (+100.0%)
📈 Median Sales Price: $3,910,000 (+29.3%)
💵 Original List Price Received: 93.2% (+13.9%)
⏱️ Days on Market: 58 (-51.7%)
Note: Sullivan's Island recorded four single-family closed sales in September 2026. Monthly median-price changes in low-volume markets can be influenced by the properties sold.
Mount Pleasant Breakdown
Upper Mount Pleasant
🏡 New Listings: 73 (-18.0%)
📝 Closed Sales: 63 (+6.8%)
📈 Median Sales Price: $995,000 (+3.1%)
💵 Original List Price Received: 94.3% (-1.4%)
⏱️ Days on Market: 55 (+12.2%)
Lower Mount Pleasant
🏡 New Listings: 65 (-16.7%)
📝 Closed Sales: 53 (+29.3%)
📈 Median Sales Price: $1,375,000 (+14.6%)
💵 Original List Price Received: 94.8% (+1.8%)
⏱️ Days on Market: 43 (+34.4%)
Combined Mount Pleasant (Upper + Lower)
🏡 Total New Listings: 138
📝 Total Closed Sales: 116
📈 Average Median Sales Price: $1,185,000
💵 Average Original List Price Received: 94.6%
⏱️ Average Days on Market: 49 days
Combined Mount Pleasant totals are sums of Upper and Lower Mount Pleasant. The price, list-price percentage, and days-on-market figures are simple averages of the two reported area statistics, not transaction-weighted townwide results.
Explore Your Next Move
Charleston's real estate market can vary significantly from one neighborhood to the next. Whether you're considering selling, searching for a home, or simply want to understand your local market, let's take a closer look at what these numbers mean for you.
Source: Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS®, Charleston Trident Multiple Listing Service. September 2026 Single-Family Detached data compared with September 2025. Data current as of October 9, 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.