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$394,900

488 Wards Branch Road
Sugar Grove, NC 28679
Listed by Jason Eldreth · A PLUS Realty
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Living area
1,152 sqft
Year built
1999

About this home

Enjoy a great convenient location, lots of privacy, easy access, long range views toward Beech Mountain, spacious yard and more from this immaculately maintained 3BR/2BA home on almost 11 acres. Property offers outbuildings, detached carport, additional building sites, lots of wooded privacy with an abundance of wildlife and some pasture area near home for gardening, mini-farm, etc. Home offers many upgrades and has a nice large open front deck with recently added screened porch for relaxing in the cool summer breezes. Located less than 15 minutes from Boone/ASU and many High-Country attractions! Watauga River is located less than 1 mile from property and is a popular spot for tubing, kayaking and fishing! Owner has taken great pride in this property inside and out! Would make a great full time or seasonal residence!!

Property details

MLS
Canopy MLS
MLS #
CAR4400306
Property type
Single Family Residence
Subdivision
None
Status
Active
Days on market
34
On market date
July 3, 2026
Stories
N/A
Total bathrooms
2
Garage spaces
N/A
Parking spaces
N/A
Lot size
N/A
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Nearby schools

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.

Elementary
Cove Creek Elementary
4.42 mi away · Grades -1-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.6
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: C (2025)
Enrollment
300
Student:teacher ratio
10.7:1
District
Watauga County Schools
Middle
None found nearby
High
Watauga High
10.22 mi away · Grades 9-12
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.3
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: B (2025)
Enrollment
1,236
Student:teacher ratio
12.0:1
District
Watauga County Schools

Walkability

Blended score for Sugar Grove'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.

15
Very car-dependent
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
3.0 / 20 -- Least walkable
Google Places amenity density
15 / 100
Restaurants & cafes0
Grocery stores1
Parks1
Schools1
Transit stops0
Pharmacies0

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$2,528/mo
$78,980 down
$315,920 loan
Principal & interest$2,049
Property tax (est.)$329
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated August 6, 2026.

Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.