The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2018 in John Char Estates rose by $39,500 while total sales decreased by 50%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From July through December of 2018, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $219,000 – a 22% increase over the $179,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were six homes sold in John Char Estates in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in John Char Estates for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $973, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares John Char Estates to other Kent County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2018:
| City | July – Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July – Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July – Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July – Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfield | 5 | 4 | 25% | $227,000 | $208,000 | 9.1% |
| Ryans Run | 8 | 8 | 0% | $226,950 | $233,950 | -3% |
| Woods Haven | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | $225,450 | $150,000 | 50.3% |
| Cedarbrook Acres | 13 | 15 | -13.3% | $221,649 | $209,900 | 5.6% |
| Smyrna | 239 | 221 | 8.1% | $219,000 | $224,000 | -2.2% |
| John Char Estates | 3 | 6 | -50% | $219,000 | $179,500 | 22% |
| Chimney Hill | 13 | 5 | 160% | $212,000 | $204,900 | 3.5% |
| Camden | 31 | 35 | -11.4% | $204,900 | $205,000 | -0% |
| Felton | 116 | 102 | 13.7% | $202,500 | $205,000 | -1.2% |
| Hall Estates | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $200,500 | $265,000 | -24.3% |
| Spruance City | 15 | 14 | 7.1% | $200,000 | $157,500 | 27% |
