$289,000
About this home
Welcome to 2554 E Forest Dr. This move-in-ready home features 5 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, new flooring, and fresh paint throughout. The functional layout offers a spacious main living area plus a separate bonus room--perfect for a home office, gym, or playroom. The updated kitchen features modernized finishes and generous counter space. The exterior provides fantastic outdoor living and utility, featuring a private courtyard-style rear patio, a covered and enclosed porch off the carport, and a large yard with a partially fenced backyard. A detached storage building offers additional space for tools, lawn equipment, or hobbies. Structural repairs were completed prior to listing. Home has a new vapor barrier and dehumidifier. This property is eligible for FHA, VA, and USDA financing!
Property details
- MLS
- Hive MLS
- MLS #
- 100596287
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- West Newport
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 73
- On market date
- August 14, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 2
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 0.48 acres
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
- Enrollment
- 664
- Student:teacher ratio
- 11.4:1
- District
- Carteret County Public Schools
- Enrollment
- 379
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.5:1
- District
- Carteret County Public Schools
- Enrollment
- 1,134
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.8:1
- District
- Carteret County Public Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Newport's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). EPA National Walkability Index only -- nearby-amenity data not cached yet for this area.
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