6.8 acres of farm and timber land near Barnardsville, Buncombe County
99999 Barnardsville Hwy · Parcel 977537713000000
County file May 2026
- Acres6.8About 6.18 of 6.8 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningOUOpen use
- Flood zoneMostly in flood zone AE (70%)The rest: X, 0.2% annual chance (6%) and X (24%, minimal flood hazard)
- WetlandsUnder 1% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Tax value (county)The county's 2026 reappraisal is postponed by state law (S.L. 2026-8, as amended) until 2027; the values in force are its earlier ones, which are not on file here
- Last deedMay 2003Sale prices for Buncombe County are withheld while we ask the county's permission (since Oct 21, 2026)
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage624 ft on NC 197
- Present-use valueEnrolledCounty roll via NC OneMap · county file 2026-05-11
- Who zones itBuncombe CountyUnincorporated · NCDOT municipal boundaries, as of Feb 2026
Can I build?
- Fronts a public road
- Zoning OU: rules not on file
- 70% in a FEMA flood zone, under 1% wetlands
- Soils very limited for septic
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 2,170–2,240 ft above sea level; average slope 8.2%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Apr 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- State-maintained roadYes: NC 197 · Barnardsville HwyNCDOT state-maintained roads, Jun 2026
- Traffic countAbout 4,200 vehicles a dayNC 197, 2024 average daily count for the road segment, not the driveway (FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System)
- Public land nearbyBuncombe County Park, 2.1 miCounty Land, open to the public, 1,627 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtBuncombe County SchoolsGrades K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classAll areas are prime farmlandMap unit Rosman fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, about 36% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area NC021, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.71 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Rosman; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 2w of 8: moderate limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Rosman; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
District details at NCES: Buncombe County Schools
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Grass or pasture 2021–2025No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Hydric soils3% of the parcelShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of French Broad Electric Membership Corp, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC or Duke Energy Progress (approximate)The mapped areas overlap here · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. A record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags11 environmental lists checked · dry-cleaner solvent sites not checkedGroundwork check of public lists: NC DEQ Division of Waste Management, as of Jan 2020–Oct 2026; NC DEQ Brownfields Redevelopment Section, as of Oct 14, 2026; NC DEQ Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources, as of Feb 24, 2026; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as of Aug 31, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025; U.S. EPA, as of Oct 15, 2026
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Home facts
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Not in the statewide NC OneMap parcel file for this county
- Property tax
- Not estimated: farm, forest or horticultural land in present-use value is taxed on a use value the county file does not carry
North Carolina 2026 taxes: due since September 1; pay by January 5, 2027 to avoid interest.
Sources: N.C. General Statutes 105-360 and 105-322. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Value history
| County file | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $3,500 | Not on the roll | $3,500 | +6.1% |
| May 2025 | $3,300 | Not on the roll | $3,300 | — |
Roll values set for property tax · NC OneMap parcels (county files) · as of May 2026
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Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Landslide
- Relatively High
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Tornado
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Hurricane
- Very Low
- Heat wave
- No RatingFEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel
Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 68In this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- 37%Rated zone X, B or C
- Largest event
- Hurricane Helene2024, 33 claims
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $89,750± $38,057 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- Census sample too small here
- Median rent (gross)
- Census sample too small here
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 89%± 16 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1979± 9 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 28 min± 10 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 905± 358 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Buncombe County, nearest first.
- 99999 Barnardsville Hwy12.2 acres · Residential lot · 0.1 mi
- 99999 Poverty Branch Dr10.2 acres · Residential lot · 0.6 mi
- 99999 Poverty Branch Rd7.5 acres · Residential lot · 0.6 mi
- 99999 Buckner Branch Rd11.9 acres · Residential lot · 0.8 mi
- 99999 Buckner Branch Rd17.6 acres · Residential lot · 1.0 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Buncombe County: 1,748 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file May 2026
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, May 2026.
Tax value (the county's assessed value) as of its last revaluation (NC reappraises every 4-8 years), not a market estimate. Farm and forest land in present-use value is taxed on a lower use value.
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
NC OneMap statewide parcels (NC CGIA, county data producers), county file May 11, 2026.
Record
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Parcel: 977537713000000
Coordinates: 35.7812° N, 82.4608° W