5.65 acres of residential land near Beech Mountain, Watauga County
Parcel 1963-55-2554-000
County file April 2026
- Acres5.65
- 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
- Wetlands5% of the parcel
- Tax value (county)$43.3kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last recorded saleAug 2003no price in the source
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage307 ft on Phillip's Branch Rd
- BuildingNone on the roll
- Who zones itWatauga CountyUnincorporated
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Septic (soils)Somewhat limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 2,775–2,862 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
- Public land nearbyWatauga County Open Space, 2.5 miJoint, open to the public, 875 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 districtWatauga 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 classFarmland of statewide importanceMap unit Saunook loam, central mountains, 8 to 15 percent slopes, about 81% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area NC189, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.57 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Saunook; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 3e of 8: severe limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Saunook; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
District details at NCES: Watauga County Schools
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Crop history (CDL)2025 grass or pasture · 2024 grass or pasture · 2023 grass or pasture · 2022 grass or pasture · 2021 haythe most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery; a classification, not a farm record · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Hydric soils4% 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 New River Light & Power Co or Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp (approximate)The mapped areas overlap here · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
Mapped ground hazards
State and federal geologic and well maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel.
- LandslidesNearest mapped landslide about 1,200 ft from the parcel's map point (debris flow)NCGS: Landslide Inventory of North Carolina, landslide features, as of Oct 2026. North Carolina Geological Survey inventory, still incomplete (mapping and Helene updates under way); low-confidence features left out
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Property tax
NCDOR FY2025-26 county and municipal rates; NC OneMap parcel value · as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 3.18 mills (Watauga County; fire and special districts not included, FY2025-26)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$140Estimate before exemptions (elderly / disabled homestead and veteran exclusions, present-use value): the $43,299 county value (North Carolina taxes 100% of value) × 3.18 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 Watauga County Tax Administration.
Sources: N.C. General Statutes 105-360 and 105-322. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Value history
| County file | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | $43,300 | None | $43,300 | No change |
| Dec 2024 | $43,300 | None | $43,300 | — |
Roll values set for property tax · NC OneMap parcels (county files) · as of Apr 2026
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
- Tornado
- Relatively Moderate
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Hurricane
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively 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
- 27In this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
- Largest event
- Hurricane Helene2024, 18 claims
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $45,408± $7,149 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $217,900± $42,359 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,316± $94 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 88%± 14 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1986± 6 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 33 min± 9 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,416± 326 · 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 Watauga County, nearest first.
- 7.74 acres of residential land near Beech Mountainunder 0.1 mi
- 6.48 acres of residential land near Beech Mountain0.2 mi
- 5 acres of residential land near Beech Mountain0.4 mi
- 29 acres of residential land near Beech Mountain0.5 mi
- 10 acres of residential land near Beech Mountain0.5 mi
- 15 acres of residential land near Beech Mountain0.5 mi
- 10 acres of residential land near Beech Mountain0.5 mi
- 10 acres of residential land near Beech Mountain0.5 mi
About these numbersSources, county file April 2026
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, April 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 Apr 14, 2026.
Record
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Parcel: 1963-55-2554-000
Coordinates: 36.2879° N, 81.8324° W