Acreage at 5246 & 5623 Burkemont Road, Morganton
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$1,300,000

5246 & 5623 Burkemont Road
Morganton, NC 28655
Listed by Polly Leadbetter · Engel & Volkers Foothills Lake James
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About this home

Prime land located at the base of Burkemont Mountain. Lower portion of larger parcel is pasture-approximately 3.5-4 acres. Remainder is wooded. Spring and meandering creek run through large parcel. This parcel was select cut approximately 20 years ago so larger timber on most of the acreage. Two parcels consisting of large tract at 120.25 acres; smaller tract is 9.52 acres. Can also be sold separately. Build your private estate or divide and develop. Wildlife abounds. Access from state maintained Burkemont Rd with Brentwood Water available. Just 10-15 minutes to I-40 and downtown Morganton.

Property details

MLS
Canopy MLS
MLS #
CAR4433974
Property type
Acreage
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Status
Active
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On market date
October 14, 2026
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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
Salem Elementary
1.94 mi away · Grades -1-5
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.0
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: C (2025)
Enrollment
394
Student:teacher ratio
15.8:1
District
Burke County Schools
Middle
Liberty Middle
3.33 mi away · Grades 6-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.0
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: C (2025)
Enrollment
483
Student:teacher ratio
16.1:1
District
Burke County Schools
High
Burke Middle College
4.01 mi away · Grades 11-12
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.8
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: A (2025)
Enrollment
128
Student:teacher ratio
42.7:1
District
Burke County Schools

Walkability

Blended score for Morganton'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).

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Very car-dependent
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EPA National Walkability Index
1.7 / 20 -- Least walkable
Google Places amenity density
0 / 100
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Market position

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

On the market 0 days -- 242 fewer days than Morganton's current average of 242 days.
For reference, the median list price across 479 active listings in Morganton right now is $229,900.

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$260,000 down
$1,040,000 loan
Principal & interest$6,745
Property tax (est.)$1,083
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.

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