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$49,900

Sylva, NC 28779
Listed by Pat Sluder · Western Carolina Properties, Inc.
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About this home

Private 1.25-Acre Unrestricted Lot – Ready for Your Vision! Looking for affordable land with privacy and convenience? This 1.25-acre unrestricted lot offers the perfect opportunity to build, place a manufactured home, tiny home, start a weekend retreat, or invest for the future. Previously graded for a house pad, Driveway already in place, includes a Conex storage trailer, Private setting with plenty of room to spread out, just a couple of miles from town for shopping, dining, and essentials, No HOA and no known restrictions. Whether you're ready to build now or want an affordable piece of land to hold for the future, this property provides a great head start with existing site work already completed. Affordable, private, and conveniently located—don't miss this opportunity! Contact today for more information or to schedule a showing.

Property details

MLS #
CAR4397132
Property type
Lot
Subdivision
N/A
Status
Active
Days on market
7
On market date
June 24, 2026
Stories
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Location

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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
1.5 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
2.51 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
2.99 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).

57
Somewhat walkable
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
8.2 / 20 -- Below average walkable
Google Places amenity density
80 / 100
Restaurants & cafes20
Grocery stores4
Parks1
Schools1
Transit stops3
Pharmacies2

Market position

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

On the market 7 days -- 262 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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$9,980 down
$39,920 loan
Principal & interest$259
Property tax (est.)$42
Home insurance (est.)$150

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