Year Round View! - Sylva
Winter View - Sylva
Winter view - Sylva
Fall View - Sylva
View from main house site! - Sylva
Fenced Pasture area - Sylva
Entrance off Monteith! - Sylva
Entrance View - Sylva
Underground electric in place through out prrorperty! - Sylva
Fall foggy View - Sylva
Additional house sites - Sylva
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Minimal clearing for a year round view - Sylva
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Logging and ATV roads - Sylva
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Foggy view! - Sylva
Well designed access through out the prorperty - Sylva
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View from house site - Sylva
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House site already in place with 3 bedroom septic and hookup to sprirng - Sylva
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$989,900

Sylva, NC 28779
Listed by Jayne Buchanan · Jackson County Realty, Inc.
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About this home

Discover the perfect blend of seclusion and convenience with this 44.5-acre mountain property offering spectacular year-round views and extensive infrastructure already in place. Ideal for a private retreat, family compound, or investment project, yet just minutes from downtown and highway access. Creek borders property along Monteith Branch. 4 ac +/- fenced for animals. Underground electric installed, 4 potential homesites, 1 cleared and build-ready with 3-bedroom septic system in the ground. Natural spring on property producing 30 PSI, feeding a 550-gallon holding tank with 3 GPM flow rate. New gravel road throughout the property. Trails for side-by-sides/ATVs. Seller has engineered plans for a house and garage – ready to go. This is your chance to own a fully prepped mountain escape with utilities in place, access to recreation, and proximity to amenities. Build now or hold as an investment — either way, this property checks every box. Assessed value is for both parcels.

Property details

MLS #
CAR4307942
Property type
Acreage
Subdivision
None
Status
Active
Days on market
1
On market date
September 30, 2025
Stories
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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 (e.g. NC Dept. of Public Instruction, SC Report Card).

Elementary
Scotts Creek Elementary
2.06 mi away · Grades 0-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
2.6
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: D (2025)
Enrollment
459
Student:teacher ratio
14.3:1
District
Jackson County Public Schools
Middle
Catamount School
4.24 mi away · Grades 6-8
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
3.6
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: C (2025)
Enrollment
53
Student:teacher ratio
10.6:1
District
Catamount School
High
Jackson Co Early College
4.52 mi away · Grades 9-13
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.1
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: B (2025)
Enrollment
100
Student:teacher ratio
25.0:1
District
Jackson County Public Schools

Walkability

Blended score for Sylva'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). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).

21
Car-dependent
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
6.3 / 20 -- Below average walkable
Google Places amenity density
5 / 100
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Schools1
Transit stops0
Pharmacies0

Market position

How this listing compares to current activity in Sylva, from live MLS data.

On the market 1 days -- 268 fewer days than Sylva's current average of 269 days.
For reference, the median list price across 177 active listings in Sylva right now is $395,000.

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$197,980 down
$791,920 loan
Principal & interest$5,136
Property tax (est.)$825
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated October 1, 2025.

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.