This chart shows relative strength of MLS areas by comparing the number of sales during 2009 with the number of current active listings.
| includes SFD, SFA, mobile homes | # of Q1 | Median | # actives | sales/active | months | |
| rank | Area | Sales | Sales Price | 4/19/2010 | ratio | inventory |
| 1 | 72 BER-G.Cr/M.Cor Hwy52-Oakley-CooperRiv | 81 | $155,000 | 262 | 0.309 | 10 |
| 2 | 62 DOR-Sville/Ladson/Ravenel Ar to Hwy.165 | 86 | $140,950 | 286 | 0.301 | 10 |
| 3 | 74 BER-Jedburg Rd-Black Tom-Hwy.17a-Col.Pk. | 75 | $145,000 | 268 | 0.280 | 11 |
| 4 | 12 CHS-W.Ashley outside I-526 to Rantowles | 119 | $203,582 | 437 | 0.272 | 11 |
| 5 | 73 BER-G.Cr/M.Cor Hwy17a-Oakley-Hwy52 | 81 | $157,500 | 301 | 0.269 | 11 |
| 6 | 32 CHS-N.Chas./Summerville outside I-526 | 118 | $132,775 | 477 | 0.247 | 12 |
| 7 | 61 DOR-N.Chas/Summerville/Ladson Area | 104 | $144,500 | 451 | 0.231 | 13 |
| 8 | 71 BER-Hanahan Area | 32 | $187,400 | 145 | 0.221 | 14 |
| 9 | 76 BER-Moncks Corner Area above Oakley Rd. | 35 | $145,000 | 165 | 0.212 | 14 |
| 10 | 11 CHS-W.Ashley inside I-526 to Ashley Rive | 65 | $193,000 | 312 | 0.208 | 14 |
| 11 | 41 CHS-Mt.Pleasant North of Hwy.41 | 75 | $325,000 | 361 | 0.208 | 14 |
| 12 | 21 CHS-James Island | 104 | $225,000 | 515 | 0.202 | 15 |
| 13 | 63 DOR-Summerville/Ridgeville Area | 134 | $157,700 | 690 | 0.194 | 15 |
| 14 | 42 CHS-Mt.Pleasant South of Hwy.41 | 187 | $330,000 | 1026 | 0.182 | 16 |
| 15 | 31 CHS-N.Charleston Area inside I-526 | 37 | $75,000 | 209 | 0.177 | 17 |
| 16 | 52 CHS-Peninsula Chas. outside of crosstown | 28 | $191,250 | 207 | 0.135 | 22 |
| 17 | 64 DOR-St.George/Harleyville/Reevesville | 9 | $120,000 | 74 | 0.122 | 25 |
| 18 | 77 BER-Daniel Island | 32 | $493,000 | 288 | 0.111 | 27 |
| 19 | 13 CHS-Rural W.Ashley-Ravenel/Hollywood/Meg | 16 | $246,500 | 147 | 0.109 | 28 |
| 20 | 75 BER-Rural: Cross/St.Stephens/Bonneau | 14 | $59,000 | 129 | 0.109 | 28 |
| 21 | 78 BER-Wando/Cainhoy Area | 14 | $267,500 | 132 | 0.106 | 28 |
| 22 | 22 CHS-Folly Beach Area to Battery Island | 20 | $385,445 | 219 | 0.091 | 33 |
| 23 | 44 CHS-Isle of Palms | 18 | $1,087,500 | 209 | 0.086 | 35 |
| 24 | 51 CHS-Peninsula Chas. inside of crosstown | 58 | $619,500 | 719 | 0.081 | 37 |
| 25 | 25 CHS-Kiawah & Seabrook Islands | 28 | $476,750 | 361 | 0.078 | 39 |
| 26 | 23 CHS-Johns Island | 23 | $241,653 | 312 | 0.074 | 41 |
| 27 | 47 CHS-Awendaw/McClellanville Area | 4 | $355,000 | 56 | 0.071 | 42 |
| 28 | 45 CHS-Wild Dunes | 14 | $685,000 | 239 | 0.059 | 51 |
| 29 | 43 CHS-Sullivan's Island | 3 | $1,600,000 | 62 | 0.048 | 62 |
| 30 | 24 CHS-Wadmalaw Island | 2 | $1,112,500 | 49 | 0.041 | 74 |
| 31 | 26 CHS-Edisto Island/27 CLN-Edisto Beach | 8 | $350,000 | 213 | 0.038 | 80 |
| TOTALS | 1624 | $189,332 | 9321 | 0.174 | 17 |