This chart compares the active market to the market under contract for each area in the MLS. Some of the disparities can be quite telling.
Active Market on the Left Under Contract Market on the Right
| A: active | FEB 2010 | AC/P: | under contract | |||
| median | median | Residential(SFD,SFA,MFS) | median | median | ||
| # | List price | $/sqft | Area | # | List price | $/sqft |
| 281 | $219k | 144 | 11 CHS-W.Ashley inside I-526 to Ashley Rive | 52 | $209k | 122 |
| 410 | $199k | 122 | 12 CHS-W.Ashley outside I-526 to Rantowles | 91 | $212k | 112 |
| 132 | $337k | 158 | 13 CHS-Rural W.Ashley-Ravenel/Hollywood/Meg | 20 | $193k | 118 |
| 458 | $250k | 158 | 21 CHS-James Island | 72 | $247k | 138 |
| 214 | $543k | 410 | 22 CHS-Folly Beach Area to Battery Island | 30 | $650k | 319 |
| 290 | $276k | 166 | 23 CHS-Johns Island | 19 | $225k | 128 |
| 44 | $777k | 260 | 24 CHS-Wadmalaw Island | 3 | $375k | 236 |
| 332 | $647k | 404 | 25 CHS-Kiawah & Seabrook Islands | 15 | $425k | 215 |
| 39 | $579k | 266 | 26 CHS-Edisto Island | 2 | $585k | 440 |
| 148 | $550k | 307 | 27 CLN-Edisto Beach | 2 | $272k | 212 |
| 15 | $1.2M | 449 | 28 CLN-Edisto Island | 1 | $300k | 213 |
| 209 | $115k | 90 | 31 CHS-N.Charleston Area inside I-526 | 37 | $105k | 88 |
| 467 | $130k | 88 | 32 CHS-N.Chas./Summerville outside I-526 | 102 | $140k | 86 |
| 333 | $340k | 159 | 41 CHS-Mt.Pleasant North of Hwy.41 | 83 | $334k | 138 |
| 927 | $425k | 191 | 42 CHS-Mt.Pleasant South of Hwy.41 | 170 | $327k | 145 |
| 57 | $1.7M | 537 | 43 CHS-Sullivan's Island | 2 | $2.25M | 617 |
| 192 | $1M | 468 | 44 CHS-Isle of Palms | 16 | $875k | 316 |
| 198 | $942k | 524 | 45 CHS-Wild Dunes | 10 | $762k | 367 |
| 62 | $514k | 220 | 47 CHS-Awendaw/McClellanville Area | 5 | $750k | 223 |
| 665 | $625k | 409 | 51 CHS-Peninsula Chas. inside of crosstown | 52 | $545k | 339 |
| 194 | $265k | 205 | 52 CHS-Peninsula Chas. outside of crosstown | 29 | $185k | 125 |
| 411 | $178k | 98 | 61 DOR-N.Chas/Summerville/Ladson Area | 131 | $165k | 92 |
| 264 | $160k | 97 | 62 DOR-Sville/Ladson/Ravenel Ar to Hwy.165 | 61 | $140k | 89 |
| 586 | $190k | 102 | 63 DOR-Summerville/Ridgeville Area | 166 | $176k | 91 |
| 73 | $155k | 84 | 64 DOR-St.George/Harleyville/Reevesville | 6 | $117k | 64 |
| 141 | $189k | 107 | 71 BER-Hanahan Area | 31 | $200k | 107 |
| 270 | $154k | 92 | 72 BER-G.Cr/M.Cor Hwy52-Oakley-CooperRiv | 73 | $160k | 90 |
| 266 | $164k | 100 | 73 BER-G.Cr/M.Cor Hwy17a-Oakley-Hwy52 | 84 | $163k | 96 |
| 268 | $149k | 92 | 74 BER-Jedburg Rd-Black Tom-Hwy.17a-Col.Pk. | 112 | $175k | 98 |
| 120 | $152k | 98 | 75 BER-Rural: Cross/St.Stephens/Bonneau | 12 | $102k | 75 |
| 174 | $169k | 100 | 76 BER-Moncks Corner Area above Oakley Rd. | 39 | $154k | 87 |
| 272 | $489k | 230 | 77 BER-Daniel Island | 40 | $504k | 185 |
| 139 | $245k | 134 | 78 BER-Wando/Cainhoy Area | 31 | $286k | 129 |
| 8568 | $260k | 149 | TOTALS | 1595 | $198k | 107 |