The Charleston tri-county area consists of 3 counties with 32 areas. The red chart below lists the various areas. The first 3 letters after the area number represents the county. There are other areas listed in the MLS but they are outside the tri-county area. The map below shows the 3 counties Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester.
Figure 1: Most homes sold by MLS area (YTD 4/21/09)Mount Pleasant (Area 42) has the most homes for sale at 1435 followed by Summerville (Area 63) 1083 homes.
Figure 2: Most Expensive Median List Price Homes by MLS area (YTD 4/21/09)Sullivan's Island (Area 43) is known for its very expensive homes on the southeast coast. With a median listing price of $1,750,000. Sullivan's Island was $400,000 higher than Dewees Island (Area 46) and $750,000 higher than Isle of Palms (Area 44).
Figure 3: Least expensive median list price homes by MLS area (YTD 4/21/09)North Charleston's (Area 31) and Rural Berkeley County (Area 75) offers the least expensive homes in the tri-county area. Both areas had a median list price of $115,000.