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Jackson County, North Carolina
Jackson County spans North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains region west of Asheville, from the seat, Sylva, and the university town of Cullowhee, home to Western Carolina University, to the resort village of Cashiers. Tourism, second homes, and university enrollment drive demand, and steep, forested terrain, much of it national forest or unbuildable slope, makes flat, road-accessible lots the scarcest asset in the market.
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Jackson County at a glance
- 45,000Population (2025)
- SylvaCounty seat
- 491 sq miLand area
- 92 / sq miDensity
- $56,000Median household income
- $285,000Median home value
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- City Boundaries: 5
- School Boundaries: 2
- Congressional Districts: 1
- Soils: 160
- State House Districts: 3
- State Senate Districts: 1
Cities and towns in Jackson County
Dillsboro, Forest Hills, Highlands, Sylva, Webster.
Neighboring counties
- Macon County, NC · map
- Transylvania County, NC · map
- Haywood County, NC · map
- Swain County, NC · map
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