Market Snapshot

Report generated March 2026

IndicatorValue
Population43,089
↓ 0.1% since 2020
Median Household Income$53,479
28% below national median
Median Home Value$253,900
Unemployment Rate6.4%
Median Age38.9 years
Housing Vacancy Rate33.7%
Total Land Sales (Past 12 Months)194 transactions
Active Listings199 properties
Avg Days on Market119 days

Rural Land Sales (1+ Acres) (Aug 2025 – Mar 2026)

MetricValue
Median Price/Acre$26,033
Recent Sales156 transactions
Avg Days on Market121 days
Avg Parcel Size15.73 acres
Active Listings162 properties

Recent Rural Land Sales

DateAcresPrice$/AcreAddressCity
Mar 2026New1.39$55,000$39,568TBD Whiteside Cove RdCashiers
Mar 2026New2.65$895,000$337,73627 58 Wayside LaneCullowhee
Mar 2026New5.00$185,000$37,000TBD Tamarack TrailCullowhee
Feb 20261.99$10,000$5,02513 Oleander LnSylva
Feb 202647.30$2,050,000$43,340TBD Bryson Branch RoadCashiers
Feb 20263.30$25,000$7,5760 Lewis Cove RdWhittier
Feb 2026312.59$1,800,000$5,758Tr 1-3 Moody Bridge RoadCullowhee
Feb 2026175.78$1,012,201$5,7581 Moody Bridge RdCullowhee
Feb 2026136.81$787,798$5,758Moody Bridge Rd #2 & 3Cullowhee
Feb 2026312.59$1,800,000$5,7580 Moody Bridge RdCullowhee
DateAcresPrice$/AcreAddressCity
Feb 20261.99$70,000$35,1760 Dillardtown RdSylva
Feb 20261.63$12,000$7,362348 Parachute RidgeGlenville
Feb 20262.25$1,475,000$655,556E177 Blue Sky DriveCashiers
Feb 202670.25$750,000$10,67665 Fred Smith RdCullowhee
Feb 20264.37$195,000$44,622525 Comanche RoadCullowhee
Feb 20265.28$70,000$13,2580 Icicle RdgSylva
Feb 20265.54$64,000$11,552Lot 28 Twin Lakes DriveCashiers
Feb 20261.45$538,000$371,034101 Kinsington DrSylva
Feb 202679.52$336,500$4,232Wedgewood CvSylva
Feb 20262.50$135,000$54,000LT Forest RidgeCashiers
Feb 20261.21$1,150,000$950,413111 Uplands RoadCashiers
Jan 20261.21$80,000$66,116TR B Little Terrapin RoadCashiers
Jan 20261.32$67,500$51,1360 Skyland DrSylva
Jan 20264.00$25,000$6,2500 Levi Mathis RdWhittier
Jan 20261.13$12,000$10,61990 Garnet RdSylva
Jan 20263.45$600,000$173,913Lt 79 Tuttle Mink TrailSapphire
Jan 20261.69$100,000$59,172Lot 12 Horseshoe Bend LaneCullowhee
Jan 20262.13$725,000$340,376Lot MD-7 Silver Run RoadCashiers
Jan 20266.84$89,000$13,01280 Choke Berry RdgSylva
Jan 20263.30$255,000$77,2730 Vess Owen RdTuckasegee
Jan 202621.41$1,700,000$79,40200 Little Terrapin RdCashiers
Jan 20261.67$42,000$25,1500 Briarcliff DrSylva
Jan 20261.55$1,212,500$782,25817 Wildflower DriveCashiers
Jan 20261.54$55,000$35,714B Undala RoadGlenville
Jan 20261.00$73,000$73,0000 Jericho RdWhittier
Jan 20261.30$120,000$92,3085 Timber Rd Lot 5Sylva
Jan 20268.79$84,500$9,613Lot 54 Cullowhee Forest RoadCullowhee
Jan 20261.26$11,500$9,127LOT 14 E Cliff RdCullowhee
Jan 20261.54$22,000$14,28620 Garnet RdSylva
Jan 20261.14$972,500$853,070Lot112 Uplands RoadCashiers
Dec 20251.63$29,000$17,791151 Red Leafe TrlSylva
Dec 20253.66$69,000$18,8521 Two #&-3Sylva
Dec 20252.09$80,000$38,278Lot 23 Piney Knob TrailCullowhee
Dec 20251.44$695,000$482,639MD-9 Old Chimney RdCashiers
Dec 20251.97$650,000$329,949107 Boar Ridge RdSylva
Dec 20251.42$15,000$10,563LOT 10 Shirley Pressley RdGlenville
Dec 202524.48$125,000$5,1060 Arrowhead LnWhittier
Dec 20251.87$23,900$12,7810 Forest Rose Ln #7Sylva
Dec 20252.00$20,000$10,000620 Cross Creek CirSylva
Dec 202510.19$120,000$11,7760 Falling Leaf TrlSylva
Dec 20253.19$120,000$37,61897 Channel View DriveCullowhee
Dec 20251.25$49,000$39,20021 Woods Mountain TrailCullowhee
Dec 20256.01$380,000$63,228618 Nix Mountain RoadSapphire
Dec 20251.04$24,000$23,077Fiddlers Mountain RdWhittier
Dec 20251.28$20,500$16,016LOT 10 Amaryllis TrlCullowhee
Dec 20251.36$24,500$18,015LOT 5 Amaryllis TrlCullowhee
Dec 20252.10$180,000$85,71521 Ridges LoopCullowhee
Dec 20251.31$20,000$15,2679 Rustling Woods TrlCullowhee
Dec 20252.52$172,500$68,452Lot 22 Eastern Summit RoadCashiers
Dec 20252.89$180,000$62,284Lot 21 SE Ridge RoadCashiers
Dec 20253.22$650,000$201,863Lot 2 Gorge Trail RoadCashiers
Dec 202518.98$85,000$4,479N River RdSylva
Dec 202591.99$550,000$5,9791418 Caney Fork RdCullowhee
Dec 20252.67$30,000$11,2369999 Good Things RdSylva
Nov 20253.48$150,000$43,0423 Big Trout RdSylva
Nov 20251.82$195,000$107,143Lot C3 Snowcrest DriveGlenville
Nov 20253.00$40,000$13,3332175 Pumpkintown RdSylva
Nov 20256.68$75,000$11,228Lots 1 5 Greenway RdSylva
Nov 20252.32$875,000$377,155173 Lonesome Valley RoadSapphire
Nov 202519.05$185,000$9,7110 Wedgewood CvSylva
Nov 20251.80$48,000$26,667lot 21 Woods Mountain TrailCullowhee
Nov 20251.04$710,000$682,692Lot 1 Ivy Gate LaneCashiers
Nov 20251.03$7,000$6,7960 Apache TrlSylva
Nov 20252.77$100,000$36,101118 Fisher Creek RdSylva
Nov 20251.87$23,900$12,7810 Forest Rose LnSylva
Nov 20252.79$145,000$51,971Lot C43 Roaming RoadGlenville
Nov 20253.78$775,000$205,026Lot 144 Farmhouse TrailSapphire
Nov 20252.31$80,000$34,632Falcon RdgHighlands
Nov 2025328.86$1,050,000$3,193318 Brown Mountain DrCullowhee
Nov 202535.00$80,000$2,2860 Chestnut Cove RdSylva
Nov 202545.31$375,000$8,276232 Cabe RdSylva
Nov 20251.03$134,000$130,097Lot 2 Frond CourtSapphire
Oct 20252.42$63,000$26,03319 Glenridge RdGlenville
Oct 20252.42$62,900$25,992Lot 19 GlenridgeCashiers
Oct 20251.62$164,000$101,235200 Sweet Birch LnTuckasegee
Oct 20252.19$107,000$48,858Lot 121 Rippling Waters TrailGlenville
Oct 20253.19$48,000$15,047Lot 2 Sapphire Ridge RoadSapphire
Oct 202512.79$390,000$30,493Lot 3 Treasurewood RoadGlenville
Oct 202510.64$150,000$14,098556 Thunderstruck DrMaggie Valley
Oct 20252.49$40,000$16,064LOT 19 Cedar Ck ClfsGlenville
Oct 20253.59$115,000$32,033Lot 15 Horseshoe Bend LaneCullowhee
Oct 20252.49$40,000$16,06419 Cedar Creek RoadGlenville
Oct 202560.51$1,280,000$21,154305 Cool Hill RdCullowhee
Oct 20253.48$69,000$19,8283670 Pumpkintown RdSylva
Oct 20258.95$115,000$12,849LT 140 Great Falls DriveGlenville
Oct 202578.97$1,550,000$19,6289583 Cullowhee Mountain RdCullowhee
Oct 20252.17$795,000$366,36045 E Valley DrGlenville
Oct 20252.17$795,000$366,359Lot 45 East Valley DriveSapphire
Oct 202517.15$140,000$8,1630 Bridgestone DriveGlenville
Oct 20255.32$265,000$49,812Lot 55 Wandering RidgeCashiers
Oct 20252.45$59,000$24,0829 English Setter TrlWhittier
Oct 20252.45$59,000$24,0820 English Setter Trl #9Whittier
Oct 20253.91$15,000$3,8360 Wayehutta RdCullowhee
Oct 20253.79$87,500$23,087205 Crawford Cove RdSylva
Sep 20251.89$568,750$300,926241 Down The Hill RdSylva
Sep 202526.13$97,500$3,732(undisclosed Address)Sylva
Sep 202518.98$123,000$6,48111995 Canada RdTuckasegee
Sep 202518.98$123,000$6,4810 Canada RdSylva
Sep 20251.08$1,740,000$1,611,111E-32 Greenfield DriveCashiers
Sep 20252.01$140,000$69,65299999 Bobcat TrlBalsam
Sep 20258.64$89,500$10,3590 Woodfin RdSylva
Sep 202525.07$123,000$4,9060 Canada RdTuckasegee
Sep 20251.15$402,500$350,000Lot C52 Roaming RoadGlenville
Sep 202536.37$1,100,000$30,2451900 Bee Tree RoadGlenville
Sep 202530.00$475,000$15,833524 White Rock RoadCullowhee
Sep 20251.23$27,500$22,3580 Oak Hill DrSylva
Sep 20253.43$140,000$40,816Lot 157 Lonesome ValleySapphire
Sep 20251.00$37,500$37,5002A Staghorn LnCullowhee
Sep 20251.00$37,500$37,5002A Staghorn Ln #2ACullowhee
Sep 20253.12$495,000$158,654130 Teton PointHighlands
Sep 20254.37$65,000$14,874Lot 33 Spikemoss RoadSapphire
Sep 20251.50$40,000$26,667507 Wood Duck WayWhittier
Sep 20251.12$160,000$142,85710-11 Riverbend RdSylva
Sep 20251.90$403,750$212,500Lot 45 Continental DriveSapphire
Sep 20252.55$831,500$326,078Lot 46 Continental DriveSapphire
Sep 20252.01$1,400,000$696,517108 Uplands RoadCashiers
Sep 20251.89$69,000$36,5080 Kettle Creek RdCashiers
Sep 20251.81$750,000$414,365198 Corkscrew WaySylva
Sep 20255.30$92,000$17,3580 Monteith Branch RdSylva
Sep 20251.07$42,000$39,2520 Flintlock RdCullowhee
Sep 202539.18$6,400,000$163,3491880 Hwy 107 SCashiers
Sep 20251.88$725,000$385,638402 High Line RdSylva
Sep 20251.09$125,000$114,679Lot O Spikemoss RoadSapphire
Sep 20259.38$193,100$20,5860 Greens Creek RdSylva
Sep 20251.00$125,000$125,000Lot N Speckled Feather PassSapphire
Sep 20252.91$75,000$25,773Lot 58 Wandering RidgeCashiers
Sep 20252.36$185,000$78,39022 Woods Summit LnCashiers
Sep 20251.69$125,000$73,96422 Woodward TrailSapphire
Sep 20252.36$185,000$78,390TBD Woods Summit LaneCashiers
Sep 20256.80$34,000$5,000LOT 47 Mountain Forest EstSylva
Sep 20256.80$34,000$5,00047 Mountain Forest EstSylva
Sep 20253.03$30,000$9,901Vl 54 Mountain Forest Estates RdSylva
Sep 20253.03$30,000$9,901Vl 54 Mountain Forest EstsSylva
Sep 20255.78$189,000$32,699181 Lavender WayCullowhee
Sep 20251.54$36,000$23,31614 Receptive DriveGlenville
Aug 20252.09$48,000$22,967197 Plainview RdgSylva
Aug 20254.61$59,800$12,9721391 Macktown RdSylva
Aug 20252.16$74,500$34,491297 Brahman LnCullowhee
Aug 20252.57$74,500$28,988Brahman LnCullowhee
Aug 20254.47$140,000$31,320Yellow Mountain RdCullowhee
Aug 20252.89$65,000$22,491148 Plainview RdgSylva
Aug 20253.64$47,000$12,9127 Plainview RdgSylva
Aug 20253.08$45,000$14,6105 Ruffed Grouse RoadCashiers
Aug 20251.10$21,000$19,091LOT C1 Still Branch RdSylva
Aug 20252.51$34,000$13,546LOT 21 Amaryllis TrlCullowhee
Aug 20251.29$24,000$18,605LOT 16 Amaryllis TrlCullowhee

Suburban/Urban Land Sales (Under 1 Acre) (Sep 2025 – Mar 2026)

MetricValue
Median Lot Price$125,000
Recent Sales38 transactions
Avg Days on Market99 days
Avg Parcel Size0.57 acres
Active Listings37 properties

Recent Suburban/Urban Land Sales

DateAcresPriceAddressCity
Mar 2026New0.46$35,00017 Blue Cedar RdSylva
Feb 20260.71$1,500Lot 18 Sourwood CourtSapphire
Feb 20260.50$53,0000 Turnaround TrlSylva
Feb 20260.98$6,00024 Gold Creek RoadSapphire
Feb 20260.85$10,000208 W Christy TrlSapphire
Feb 20260.43$665,00059 Bottlebrush LaneCashiers
Feb 20260.17$800,0001111 E Clubhouse RdSylva
Feb 20260.92$6,00033 Wolf Knob RdCullowhee
Jan 20260.11$450,000Lot 35 GlenCove DriveCashiers
Jan 20260.75$65,000Sunshine AcresSylva
DateAcresPriceAddressCity
Jan 20260.36$325,000Lot #4 Rendezvous Ridge RoadCashiers
Jan 20260.56$130,000228 Audubon TrailCashiers
Jan 20260.90$23,000Lot 59 Beechfern DriveGlenville
Dec 20250.59$25,0005 Lakeside FallsCullowhee
Dec 20250.20$148,00029 Grayling DrCullowhee
Dec 20250.68$1,225,000E-149 N High Mountain DriveCashiers
Dec 20250.60$4,500Lot 89 Black Oak DriveSapphire
Dec 20250.45$17,0004 Ripple RunSylva
Dec 20250.39$262,500Lot #3 New Trillium WayCashiers
Dec 20250.80$950,000E-201 Thunder Creek LaneCashiers
Nov 20250.32$42,50014 Arbor GreenCashiers
Nov 20250.87$1,500,000LT 81 Flagstone RoadCashiers
Nov 20250.53$11,000Lot 82 Black Oak DriveSapphire
Oct 20250.45$220,000375 Sunrise ParkSylva
Oct 20250.75$50,000Lot 222 Dry Stack WayCashiers
Oct 20250.80$2,275,000Lot 143 Lost TrailHighlands
Oct 20250.11$450,000Lot 1 Summer Sky LaneCashiers
Oct 20250.77$425,000N-20 Fox FireCashiers
Oct 20250.56$410,0009 Norton Ridge LaneCashiers
Oct 20250.75$75,000223 Drystack WayCashiers
Oct 20250.09$425,000Lot 3 Summer Sky LaneCashiers
Oct 20250.57$19,000Lot 8 Highland Bog CourtSapphire
Oct 20250.96$1,969,000LOT 12 Chestnut PathGlenville
Sep 20250.84$75,000Lot 183 Lost TrailHighlands
Sep 20250.57$2,900,00092 Boathouse RowCashiers
Sep 20250.20$12,000124 Kestrel CtSapphire
Sep 20250.51$35,00079 Rugrat LnWhittier
Sep 20250.75$125,000Lot 246 Audubon TrailCashiers

County Profile

DemographicValue
Total Population (2023)43,089
Population (2020)43,109
Population Growth-0.05%
Median Household Income$53,479
Median Home Value$253,900
Total Housing Units27,385
Vacant Housing Units9,221
Housing Vacancy Rate33.7%
Median Age38.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher4,855 (11.3%)
Unemployment Rate6.4%

Market Overview

Jackson County, North Carolina has a population of 43,089, which has declined 0.05% since 2020. The median household income is $53,479, below the national median of $74,580 by 28.3%. The housing vacancy rate of 33.7% suggests soft market conditions. As part of North Carolina, Jackson County benefits from the state's growing interest in vacant land investment. Recent rural land sales show a median price of $26,012 per acre, with properties averaging 15.70 acres. There are currently 199 active land listings in the county.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current population of Jackson County, North Carolina?
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, Jackson County has a population of 43,089. The county has declined 0.05% since the 2020 Census.
What is the median household income in Jackson County?
The median household income in Jackson County is $53,479, which is 28.3% below the national median of $74,580.
Is Jackson County growing or shrinking?
Jackson County is shrinking. The population has declined 0.05% since 2020.
What is the housing market like in Jackson County?
The median home value in Jackson County is $253,900. The housing vacancy rate is 33.7%, which suggests soft market conditions. The unemployment rate is 6.4%, reflecting the local economic conditions. Recent rural land sales (1+ acres) show a median price of $26,012 per acre. Suburban/urban lots under 1 acre have a median lot price of $75,000.
Does Reelvest buy land in Jackson County, North Carolina?
Yes! Reelvest Properties buys vacant land throughout North Carolina, including Jackson County. We make cash offers within 24-48 hours, close in 14-30 days, and pay all closing costs. Get your free cash offer today.
Data Sources: Market data reflects recent vacant land transactions in the county. Demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Updated monthly.