Displayed millage is the city levy only. Your full property tax bill also includes county, school district, and any special-district or fire-district millages. Residential owner-occupied homes also benefit from the school operations exemption (Act 388) — city rates plus county millages still apply.
Composite Ratei
63.8400%
Municipal Portioni
1.1100%1.7% of total
Effective Ratei
2.55%
Est. Annual Taxi
$13K$1,088/mo
Median Home Valuei
$511,400
Where Your Tax Dollar Goesi
$0.22 Charleston School Board Operating
$0.13 N. Charleston PSD Operating Water/Sewer & Recreation
$0.11 St. Andrews PSD Operating Water/Sewer & Recreation
$0.09 St. Pauls Fire District Fire 5 Districts
$0.09 James Island PSD Operating Water/Sewer
$0.06 Charleston County - County Operations Countywide
$0.05 Awendaw-McClellanville ConsFire 6 Districts
$0.05 St. Johns Fire District and BonFire 4 Districts
$0.04 Charleston School Board Bond Issues
$0.04 St. Andrews PPC Operating Recreation
$0.02 N. Charleston Fire District Fire Protection 3 Districts
$0.02 East Cooper Fire District Fire
$0.02 Cooper River PPC Recreation
$0.02 City of McClellanville
$0.01 St. Paul's Fire Bond Fire 5 Districts
$0.01 Charleston County - County Bonds Countywide
$0.01 James Island PSD Bonds Water/Sewer Bonds
$0.01 Charleston County - Operating Countywide
$0.01 Awendaw Consolidated Fire DFire 6 Districts
$0.00 W St. Andrews Fire District Fire
$0.00 Charleston County - Bonds Countywide
$0.00 Charleston County - Trident Technical College Countywide
Estimated Tax by Home Valuei
$300K
$7,661
$638/mo
$400K
$10,214
$851/mo
$500K
$12,768
$1064/mo
$600K
$15,322
$1277/mo
$700K
$17,875
$1490/mo
$800K
$20,429
$1702/mo
$900K
$22,982
$1915/mo
Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($511K)
22 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi
Charleston School Board OperatingUnit K-12i
22.3%14.2500%
N. Charleston PSD Operating Water/Sewer & Recreationi
12.8%8.1500%
St. Andrews PSD Operating Water/Sewer & Recreationi
11.4%7.3000%
St. Pauls Fire District Fire 5 Districtsi
8.8%5.6400%
James Island PSD Operating Water/Seweri
8.7%5.5400%
Charleston County - County Operations Countywidei
5.9%3.7800%
Awendaw-McClellanville ConsFire 6 Districtsi
5.2%3.3100%
St. Johns Fire District and BonFire 4 Districtsi
4.7%3.0000%
Charleston School Board Bond IssuesUnit K-12i
3.6%2.3000%
St. Andrews PPC Operating Recreationi
3.5%2.2100%
N. Charleston Fire District Fire Protection 3 Districtsi
2.4%1.5300%
East Cooper Fire District Firei
2.3%1.4800%
Cooper River PPC Recreationi
2.1%1.3300%
City of McClellanvillei
1.7%1.1100%
St. Paul's Fire Bond Fire 5 Districtsi
0.9%0.6000%
Charleston County - County Bonds Countywidei
0.9%0.5700%
James Island PSD Bonds Water/Sewer Bondsi
0.7%0.4700%
Charleston County - Operating Countywidei
0.6%0.3700%
Awendaw Consolidated Fire DFire 6 Districtsi
0.6%0.3600%
W St. Andrews Fire District Firei
0.3%0.2000%
Charleston County - Bonds Countywidei
0.3%0.1700%
Charleston County - Trident Technical College Countywidei