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15.97 acres of residential land near Boone, Watauga County

Parcel 2952-50-8658-000

County file April 2026

  • Acres15.97
  • 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)$84kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
  • Last recorded saleAug 2023no price in the source
  • Road accessNot confirmedRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
  • 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 3,310–3,474 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, 1.2 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 Watauga loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, about 30% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area NC189, version Aug 2026
  • Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.54 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Watauga; 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, Watauga; 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)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 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 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

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In this areaWatauga CountyParcels and flood16,605vacant parcels6.6%in a FEMA flood zone$355ktypical home tax value

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
~$270Estimate before exemptions (elderly / disabled homestead and veteran exclusions, present-use value): the $84,000 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 fileLandImprovementsTotalChange
Apr 2026$84,000None$84,000No change
Dec 2024$84,000None$84,000—

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

Landslide
Relatively Moderate
Riverine flooding
Relatively Low
Tornado
Relatively Low
Strong wind
Relatively Low
Winter weather
Relatively Low
Hurricane
Very Low
Wildfire
Very Low
Earthquake
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
12In this census block group
Outside the mapped flood zone
Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C

Neighborhood (Census)

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

Median household income
$65,396± $15,319 · this block group
Median home value (owner-reported)
$346,700± $35,867 · this block group
Median rent (gross)
$994± $336 · this block group
Homes lived in by their owners
79%± 9 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
1980± 6 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
19 min± 7 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
2,031± 297 · 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.

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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: 2952-50-8658-000

Coordinates: 36.2540° N, 81.5231° W