By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 7, 2026
Quick Answer: Franklin is the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina, an affordable, year-round, full-service town of about 4,400 people sitting at roughly 2,113 feet on the Little Tennessee River, about 20 minutes down the mountain from luxury Highlands …
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By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 7, 2026
Quick Answer: Highlands is an incorporated resort town of about 1,014 year-round residents in Macon County, North Carolina, perched at roughly 4,118 feet, one of the highest incorporated towns in the eastern United States. It is among the Southeast's …
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By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 7, 2026
Quick Answer: Tuckasegee is a small, rural, unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, strung along NC-107 in the valley between Sylva and Cashiers at about 2,165 feet, where the East and West forks of the Tuckasegee River meet. It …
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By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 7, 2026
Quick Answer: Glenville is a small unincorporated community of about 155 year-round residents in Jackson County, North Carolina, wrapped around Lake Glenville, the highest major lake east of the Mississippi River at roughly 3,494 feet. It sits on NC-107 about …
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By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 7, 2026
Quick Answer: Cashiers is an unincorporated luxury resort village of about 657 year-round residents in southern Jackson County, North Carolina, perched at roughly 3,484 feet on the Cashiers-Highlands plateau, about an hour and a half from both Asheville …
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By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 7, 2026
Quick Answer: Webster is a small, quiet, almost entirely residential town of about 372 people in Jackson County, North Carolina, sitting on the Tuckasegee River about two miles south of Sylva and three miles north of Cullowhee. It was Jackson …
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By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 7, 2026
Quick Answer: Dillsboro is a tiny incorporated town of about 213 people in Jackson County, North Carolina, sitting right beside Sylva on the Tuckasegee River and about an hour west of Asheville. It is an artsy crafts-and-dining village best …
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By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 7, 2026
Quick Answer: Cullowhee is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, home to Western Carolina University and about 52 miles (one hour) west of Asheville. It is a true college town with a bimodal real estate market: inexpensive …
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By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 7, 2026
Quick Answer: Sylva is the Jackson County seat, a town of about 2,600 roughly 50 minutes west of Asheville, where the median home sold for around $290,000 over the past year (as of June 2026). It is one of …
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By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 7, 2026
Quick Answer: Waynesville is the Haywood County seat, a town of about 10,000 just 30 miles and 40 minutes west of Asheville, where the median home sold for around $351,000 over the past year (as of June 2026). It …
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