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Homes for Sale in Haywood County, NC

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About Homes for Sale in Haywood County, NC

Haywood County sits high in the mountains of western North Carolina, and the terrain runs the show here. The Great Smokies fill one horizon, Pisgah National Forest most of the rest. Elevation is not a detail. It's the whole game when you're house hunting. A place at 3,000 feet in January can wear a foot of snow while the valley below stays bare and green.

Slow here is the whole idea. Waynesville holds the middle of it, Main Street lined with shops you can walk between in an afternoon. Maggie Valley and Canton each read differently the minute you drive in. And you'll pass working farms, artist studios, and families who've held the same land for four or five generations.


Why Buy Homes for Sale in Haywood County, NC?

People come for the air, the long views, the quiet. Cool summers. While the rest of the South bakes, the mountains hold onto their evenings, and come October the ridges turn every shade of red and gold. You get four real seasons, trout streams and trailheads a few minutes out, and neighbors who still wave from the porch. Asheville sits close enough for a day trip. Far enough that you leave it behind on the way home.

Ready to find your ideal homes for sale in Haywood County? Contact Jon Tharp Homes today at (828) 347-9055 to schedule a showing or start your personalized home search.

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Homes for Sale in Haywood County, NC

$750,000
3 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 4428160 MLS
Life is different outside the box- sustainability & efficiency abound! Tucked in The Willows on 1.3 acres, this distinctly Deltec home offers solitude, natural beauty, and a level of performance few homes can match. Built to perform, the home carries Energy Star certification, a HERS 65 rating, and NC HealthyBuilt Home Silver certification. Passive solar design works with the sun to keep the home comfortable yearround, and instant hot water adds everyday convenience. Deltec homes are also built to be hurricane-ready. The round shape, radial roof and floor truss systems, material excellence, and the critical connections tying the home together and to the foundation offer an inherently resistant structure to high wind and seismic forces. The open main level feels seamless and intentional, with a natural sense of flow and tranquility throughout. The kitchen features maple cabinetry, quartz countertops, and KitchenAid Energy Star stainless appliances. In the living room, a Mendota direct-vent gas fireplace with a concrete surround anchors the space. A wall of windows and doors carries the kitchen and living area out to an expansive deck, where elk, bear, and deer are frequent visitors. Downstairs, the beautifully finished Superior Walls basement expands your living and entertaining possibilities. Private guest quarters welcome visitors, a walk-out family room gathers around an Isokern fireplace, and a bonus room is ready to become a media room or wellness retreat. Pre-inspected, well maintained, and ready for its next owner. See the extensive features list for full details.

555 Live Oak Loop, Waynesville

$609,900
3 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 4427166 MLS
LOG CABIN • MAIN-LEVEL PRIMARY SUITE • MOUNTAIN VIEWS • DESIGNER STONE FIRE PIT • This updated 3-bedroom, 2½-bath log cabin combines classic mountain character with comfortable modern updates. At 3,180 feet elevation, it offers mountain views, a vaulted great room, a main-level primary suite, covered porch, open grilling deck, basement garage, and a beautifully designed stone fire-pit area. Vacation rentals are allowed in Hemlock Forest. THE GREAT ROOM The vaulted great room is the heart of the cabin, with the comfortable seating, kitchen and dining areas arranged around the fireplace. Large vaulted windows bring in natural light and frame the surrounding mountain greenery. The kitchen has been updated with solid-wood cabinetry, butcher-block countertops, farm sink, bracketed by open shelving, and stainless-steel appliances. A convenient half bath with a laundry area are located just off the great room. MAIN-LEVEL PRIMARY SUITE The primary bedroom suite is conveniently located on the main level, along with the primary living areas. The updated bath features a double vanity and tile accents surrounding the tub. UPPER-LEVEL BEDROOMS Two additional bedrooms and a full bath with shower are located upstairs, providing comfortable space for family, guests, or vacation renters. LOWER LEVEL & GARAGE The lower level offers a spacious game room with room for a billiards table, plus a flexible entry area connecting to the attached garage. This level provides useful space for recreation, storage, and coming and going from the home. OUTDOOR LIVING Step outside to enjoy the mountain setting from the covered porch or open grilling deck. The side yard extends to an inviting stone-lined fire-pit area surrounded by stone accent walls—a distinctive space for gathering, relaxing, and enjoying cool mountain evenings. CABIN CHARACTER The home retains the details that make a true log cabin special: peeled-log timbers, exposed beams, tongue-and-groove vaulted ceilings, rustic stairway steps, distinctive light fixtures, mountain views from the bedrooms, and even carved bears climbing the screened door. These touches give the home authentic mountain character. RENTAL & INTERNET Vacation rentals are allowed, offering the opportunity to use the cabin as a personal mountain getaway while also sharing it with guests. High-speed Spectrum Internet makes it convenient to work from home, stream entertainment, and stay connected. MAGGIE VALLEY LOCATION Located in Maggie Valley, a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway, the cabin is close to outdoor recreation, dining, local shops, crafts, winter skiing and tubing, and area attractions including Harrah's Cherokee Casino. Historic downtown Waynesville, major shopping, and grocery stores are nearby, while Asheville is approximately 30 minutes away via I-40. Asheville Regional Airport is about an hour away, making travel to and from the mountains convenient.

230 Forest Drive, Maggie Valley

$2,875,000
3 Beds ⋅ 4 Baths ⋅ 4424841 MLS
Some estates are defined by the home. Others by the land. This one is defined by both. Follow the ripple of Crabtree Creek along a gently winding road that reads like a storybook, past peaceful green space and shimmering ponds until the main event reveals itself. A grand stone porte cochere welcomes you to a custom residence set on more than 16 private, unrestricted acres in the Upper Crabtree corridor, long known for its idyllic living, flowing streams and cool mountain breezes. The home was built by the area's preeminent custom builder, a name trusted in Western North Carolina for more than 45 years for the highest quality construction and an eye for artistry and intention. All around it, the land unfolds like a dream, a rare blend of pastoral grade, three ponds stocked with bass, bream and more and meandering trails, offering far more usable ground than the acreage of this size typically allows. The estate borders conservation land, so the energy and ambiance you feel here today are preserved tomorrow. Inside, the two-story great room rises around a one-of-a-kind floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, the kind of centerpiece that cannot be replicated and does not need to be explained. Immaculate hardwood floors carry through the main living space and the open chef's kitchen, keeping room and dining area flow effortlessly into one another, so cooking, conversation and gathering all happen together. The primary suite is its own sanctuary. A custom stone fireplace warms the room and the bath offers double vanities with custom cabinetry, a walk-in tile shower and a soaking tub framed by picture windows, alongside a large walk-in closet. Upstairs, an oversized loft, two ensuite bedrooms and a dedicated office give family and guests room to spread out, with privacy built into the plan. With fiber optic internet available in the area, working from home here can be a reality. The lower level is stubbed and ready to finish as desired. Currently serving as a home gym, it is envisioned as a bedroom suite and family room, which the four-bedroom septic easily allows. The oversized attached two-car garage adds extra storage. Go outside and the setting takes center stage. More than 2,400 square feet of covered decks wrap the home, looking out over rippling water, green fields, nearby mountains and a sea of rhododendron and mountain laurel that shine through late spring and early summer. These are spaces that get lived in through all kinds of mountain weather, not just the perfect days. Past the decks, wandering trails wind throughout the property, around the ponds and across the grounds, so a scenic mornings or an easy evening adventure never requires getting in the car. Your own personal network of paths is right outside the door, ready whenever you are, with preserved land along the border keeping the scenery unspoiled. Apart from the main residence, a separate 1,700-square-foot barn expands what this estate can be. Today it offers generous, dedicated storage for everything a property of this scale calls for. Tomorrow it could become a guest house, giving visitors and extended family a retreat of their own while keeping the main home entirely yours. For buyers in the market for an equestrian estate, the barn, unrestricted acreage and gentle rolling terrain offer a natural setting to bring horses home. Few estates offer so much flexibility already in place. Historic Waynesville is 15 minutes away and Asheville is 30, close enough for all you need and far enough that you will rarely want to leave. Properties like this do not come along often. 16 usable acres with ponds, trails and protected surroundings. A home built by a master of the craft, with room to grow inside and out. A single owner who has cared for each detail to the highest level for years. It is the kind of estate that people spend a long time searching for and hold onto once they find it. For the buyer who has been waiting for the extraordinary, the wait is over. Welcome home.

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