Spacious 1,512 sq ft welcomes you! - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Gorgeous fairy tale drive! - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Small stream fed pond, perfect for goldfish... - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Firepit for special evenings - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
NEW Front Deck! - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Time to enjoy Nature! - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Floorplan designed with comfy living in mind - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Virtual staged Living Room - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Open Floor Plan - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Lovely light filters into the Living Room - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Virtual staged dining and Kitchen - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Dining/Kitchen leads to back porch.... - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Great Kitchen for the chef in your family! - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Plenty of storage space - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Kitchen and Dining flow into Family Room - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Family Room, virtually staged... - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Or office? virtually staged... - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Lovely Stone surround gas FP - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Looking back into Kitchen and Living Room - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Virtual staging, Primary bedroom - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Spacious and airy Primary Bedroom - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Primary en-suite bath - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Bedroom two, virtually staged - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Bedroom two, rooms are nicely sized! - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Bedroom 3, vurtually staged - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Single Family Residence at 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva, photo 26 of 32
Full bath for bedrooms 2 and 3 - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Back porch, off Dining Room, could be expanded? - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Shed with electric, ready for your creative inspirations! - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Lush forest, and trails on your 1.36 acres! - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
Ample parking! and fresh gravel laid down - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
This truly special home ready for your family! - 13 Cattail Drive, Sylva
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$275,000

13 Cattail Drive
Sylva, NC 28779
Listed by Karon Korp · Asheville Realty Group
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Living area
1,512 sqft
Year built
1997

About this home

Serenity in Sylva! Nestled at the end of a private drive, surrounded by beautiful forest and lush landscaping, this mountain oasis awaits your discovery! The sellers have spent the last few months giving this well loved family home a fresh, updated look, and now move in ready. With a bright, open floor plan, new LVP flooring, paint, bathrooms, generous front deck added, and permanent block foundation, the only thing left to do is enjoy each day in this special place. The spacious primary bedroom and en-suite bath are perfectly designed in this split bedroom layout. The living room flows seamlessly to the kitchen and dining area, with an extra family room offering a stone surrounded gas fireplace, great for an office or simply more space for daily living. Outdoors, you’ll relax by the small stream fed pond, next to the firepit where stories and s’mores are shared. Spring water is held in a 1,000 gallon tank to serve the home, pressure tank just serviced, and holding tank treated. Two outbuildings, one with electric, provide extra storage space, or room for creative pursuits. Great convenient location! Just 1 mile to Hwy 23/74/64 which takes you to the dining and shopping amenities of Sylva, Dillsboro, Waynesville, and Franklin, an easy drive. Get ready! The Great Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge Parkway are close by for your exploring, hiking, and camping! Two parcels convey, at +/- 1.36 acres, guaranteeing your privacy. Gentle drive to the home just graded, with new gravel put down. Ample parking spaces. See the Special Features and Updates page in MLS attachments for seller renovations prior to listing. Contact listing agent for buyer options. An incredible opportunity at this price to fulfill your dreams of living in the mountains!

Highlights

Fireplace

Property details

MLS
Canopy MLS
MLS #
CAR4423552
Property type
Single Family Residence
Subdivision
None
Status
Active
Days on market
11
On market date
September 18, 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
Smokey Mountain Elementary
4.74 mi away · Grades -1-8
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
354
Student:teacher ratio
13.6:1
District
Jackson County Public Schools
Middle
Catamount School
4.07 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
3.97 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).

17
Very car-dependent
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
5.7 / 20 -- Least walkable
Google Places amenity density
0 / 100
Restaurants & cafes0
Grocery stores0
Parks0
Schools0
Transit stops0
Pharmacies0

Market position

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

On the market 11 days -- 135 fewer days than Sylva's current average of 146 days.
For reference, the median list price across 165 active listings in Sylva right now is $385,000.

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$55,000 down
$220,000 loan
Principal & interest$1,427
Property tax (est.)$229
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated 2 days ago.

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.