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6.25 acres of residential land near Mars Hill, Madison County

Turkey Branch Rd · Parcel 9746513270

County file May 2026

  • Acres6.25
  • Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found: county roll (2026) and building footprints (Overture Maps with Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026) · County tax roll; Overture Maps 2026-09-23.1
  • ZoningNo zoning map on file
  • Flood zoneX
  • Tax value (county)$117kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
  • Last saleNo priced sale on file (as of May 2026)Madison County publishes no sale prices we may use
  • Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
  • Road frontage936 ft on Turkey Branch Rd
  • BuildingNone on the roll
  • Who zones itMadison CountyUnincorporated

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 1,965–2,122 ft above sea levelUSGS 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: SR 1558 · Turkey Branch RdNCDOT state-maintained roads, Jun 2026
  • Public land nearbyBuncombe County Park, 3.3 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 districtMadison County SchoolsGrades pre-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 classNot prime farmlandMap unit Walnut-Oteen-Mars hill complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, moderately eroded, about 69% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area NC115, version Aug 2026
  • Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.10 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Walnut; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
  • Land capability classClass 6s of 8: generally unsuited to tilled crops (shallow, droughty or stony soil)Non-irrigated, Walnut; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026

Crops and forest

Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.

  • Land cover (CDL)Evergreen forest 2024–2025; mixed forest 2023; evergreen forest 2021–2022No 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
  • Forest type (LANDFIRE)Southern and Central Appalachian Cove ForestBeech-Maple-Basswood Forest, hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
  • Hydric soilsNone mappedShare 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 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

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In this areaMadison CountyParcels and flood6,923vacant parcels12%in a FEMA flood zone$172ktypical home tax value

Property tax

NCDOR FY2025-26 county and municipal rates; NC OneMap parcel value · as of Oct 2026

Tax rate
3.60 mills (Madison County; fire and special districts not included, FY2025-26)
Estimated annual tax
~$420Estimate before exemptions (elderly / disabled homestead and veteran exclusions, present-use value): the $117,403 county value (North Carolina taxes 100% of value) × 3.60 mills

Rates: NCDOR, FY2025-26. The estimate is the county's taxable value times those rates, before exemptions; it is not a bill. The county tax collector's bill is the official figure.

North Carolina 2026 taxes: due since September 1; pay by January 5, 2027 to avoid interest. Pay or check a bill at the Madison County Tax Administration.

Sources: N.C. General Statutes 105-360 and 105-322. Checked Oct 13, 2026.

Value history

County fileLandImprovementsTotalChange
May 2026$117,402None$117,402No change
Oct 2024$117,402None$117,402—

Roll values set for property tax · NC OneMap parcels (county files) · as of May 2026

Hazards

FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025

Riverine flooding
Relatively Moderate
Tornado
Relatively Moderate
Strong wind
Relatively Moderate
Winter weather
Relatively Moderate
Wildfire
Relatively Moderate
Landslide
Relatively Moderate
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
Fewer than 10In this census tract

Neighborhood (Census)

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026

Median household income
$98,548± $13,718 · this block group
Median home value (owner-reported)
$402,100± $113,729 · this block group
Median rent (gross)
$847± $216 · this block group
Homes lived in by their owners
86%± 13 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
1994± 7 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
27 min± 8 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
1,654± 433 · 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 Madison County, nearest first.

Every parcel page in Madison County (2,278)

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 31, 2026.

Record

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Parcel: 9746513270

Coordinates: 35.7900° N, 82.5543° W