Home Value Trail

Sullivan's Island town, SC home price history and building permits

Charleston CountyCharleston-North Charleston, SCSouth Carolina

  • Price trail: Charleston County
  • FHFA annual index 1975 to 2025
  • Developmental index
  • Permits through

Permits in Sullivan's Island town authorized fewer than 12 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. Search engines do not list this page.

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. The line on this page is the index of Charleston County, the county of Sullivan's Island town. The FHFA annual house price index for Charleston County increased by 128.6% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Sullivan's Island town authorized 9 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.

2015

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. These figures are for the index of Charleston County, the county of Sullivan's Island town.

+128.6%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Charleston County increased by 128.6%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +8.6%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Charleston County+128.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC+121.5%
South Carolina+104.3%
United States+85.0%
Charleston County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Charleston County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Charleston County, not of Sullivan's Island town. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Charleston County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,898.17+2.3%
20241,855.56+8.6%
20231,708.92+12.9%
20221,513.44+20.8%
20211,252.33+12.7%
20201,111.41+3.0%
20191,078.93+3.9%
20181,038.28+5.7%
2017982.53+8.9%
2016902.16+8.6%
2015830.41+8.8%
2014763.54+8.9%
2013701.32+4.3%
2012672.50−1.5%
2011683.01−4.5%
2010715.37−8.2%
2009778.96−7.5%
2008841.89−1.9%
2007857.98+2.4%
2006837.72+15.0%
2005728.68+18.9%
2004613.10+9.6%
2003559.65+3.3%
2002541.70+4.4%
2001519.09+6.8%
2000485.82+13.3%
1999428.62+12.9%
1998379.70+7.9%
1997351.77+6.8%
1996329.39+4.9%
1995314.02+1.6%
1994309.20+1.9%
1993303.43+0.5%
1992301.90+2.3%
1991295.23+3.0%
1990286.62+3.8%
1989276.00+4.4%
1988264.48+6.0%
1987249.58+9.9%
1986227.11−0.9%
1985229.10+5.8%
1984216.500.0%
1983216.59−11.2%
1982243.94+32.0%
1981184.87+7.9%
1980171.35+9.5%
1979156.44+10.7%
1978141.37+6.4%
1977132.81+13.0%
1976117.52+17.5%
1975100.00n/a

Each figure is the change of the FHFA annual all-transactions index, from the year that you pick to 2025. It is a change for the area. It is not the change in the value of your home, and it does not use the price that you paid.

The average for each year is a compounded annual change. The guide to values explains more.

When using the FHFA House Price Calculator, please note that it does not project the actual value of any particular house.

FHFA, about its own House Price Calculator: Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index Datasets, HPI Calculator, copied on . The calculator of FHFA uses quarterly figures. For the states and the 100 largest metro areas it uses the purchase-only index. Its figures can differ from the figures here.

Since the last FHFA release

No recorded FHFA release changed a figure of Charleston County. The record of releases starts with the next FHFA release. FHFA releases recorded by this site

Same span, every level

Change in the FHFA annual index to 2025: Charleston County and the areas above it
Area1 year2024 to 20255 years2020 to 202510 years2015 to 202520 years2005 to 2025Since 20002000 to 2025Each yearaverage of 10 years
Charleston County+2.3%+70.8%+128.6%+160.5%+290.7%+8.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC+2.0%+65.6%+121.5%+142.9%+249.8%+8.3%
South Carolina+3.5%+60.4%+104.3%+114.6%+164.3%+7.4%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for Sullivan's Island town. The first row is the index of Charleston County.

Building permits in Sullivan's Island town

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Sullivan's Island town authorized 9 housing units. That is 4.6 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 16 units.

Housing units authorized by month, latest 24 months
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each month
Housing units authorized by building permits in Sullivan's Island town, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026110
Jul 2026000
Jun 2026110
May 2026110
Apr 2026000
Mar 2026110
Feb 2026110
Jan 2026110
Dec 2025110
Nov 2025110
Oct 2025110
Sep 2025000
Aug 2025110
Jul 2025110
Jun 2025000
May 2025110
Apr 2025110
Mar 2025220
Feb 2025220
Jan 2025220
Dec 2024220
Nov 2024220
Oct 2024110
Sep 2024110
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureSullivan's Island townCharleston CountySouth CarolinaUnited States
All units93,11946,4391,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit9 (100%)2,222 (71%)39,742 (86%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units02418834,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units08716917,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)786 (25%)6,340 (14%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residents4.67.28.34.1
Change from the 12 months before−43.7%−21.1%+1.3%−0.1%
Housing units authorized by year, 1995 to 2025
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each year
Housing units authorized by building permits in Sullivan's Island town, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
2025880
202412120
202319190
202216160
202117170
2020770
201913130
2018880
201714140
201611110
201515150
2014550
2013880
201212120
2011330
2010440
2009880
2008770
2007440
200611110
200520200
200423230
200314140
200213130
2001880
200014140
199916160
199811110
199715150
1996990
199510100

A permit authorizes construction. It does not show that the work started or that it is complete. For a place that does not report each month, the Census Bureau imputes the monthly figures.

Agency pages

  • Building Permits SurveyUS Census BureauThe survey of housing units that building permits authorize.
  • FHFA House Price IndexFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe index page of FHFA: data, tools and the release dates.
  • FHFA HPI CalculatorFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe calculator of FHFA. It works by quarter, for a state or a metro area.

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Cite this page

Home Value Trail. Sullivan's Island town, SC home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/sc/sullivan-s-island-town/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Charleston County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 589000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Charleston County, 1975 to 2025. Release of March 31, 2026.
County of the place
The county code of the Building Permits Survey row, and the Census Bureau 2020 place by county file.
Residents
US Census Bureau, population estimates for 2025.

All files are works of the US government, in the public domain. To report an error, see Corrections.

Questions

What kinds of buildings have permits in Sullivan's Island town?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 9 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 0 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 16 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 9 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 43.7% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
Sullivan's Island town has 4.6 units for each 1,000 residents. Charleston County has 7.2 units for each 1,000 residents. South Carolina has 8.3 units for each 1,000 residents.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Sullivan's Island town authorized 355 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2004, with 23.