Imagine waking on a spring morning, coffee on the porch of your two-bedroom bungalow, looking out across a field of wildflowers that drifts down to the creek you've come to call your own. Roaring Fork murmurs over stone — the same sound that lulled you to sleep last night, joined by the fragrance of dogwood and laurel through an open window. You built here on 7.54 unrestricted acres in Mars Hill, NC, and every sunrise reminds you why. By mid-morning, you're on a video call from your home office. The fiber optic line at the road carries every conversation crisp and clear — your team in another time zone, your daughter at her dorm, your aging mother in Florida. The mountains kept you grounded; the connection kept you in the world. For lunch, you drive 30 minutes into Asheville. Some days it's a gallery, some days it's the River Arts District, some days it's just the farmer's market and a quiet patio. By dinner you're back on Roaring Fork Road, the paved drive curving through your woods, the creek catching the last gold of the day. Last winter — and this still surprises you — you tried skiing. Hatley Pointe is fifteen minutes from your driveway. You'd never have driven hours for it, but fifteen minutes? You went. You fell. You laughed. You went back. Now you keep boots in the mudroom. The land made all of this possible. R-A zoning, no HOA, no covenants — you built the bungalow you wanted, exactly where you wanted it, on the cleared acre at the front. The remaining six-plus acres rise into hardwoods, dogwood, and rhododendron. Cable and fiber optics are at the road. An expired perc test is on file for reference. The tract is subdividable should you ever want to sell off a parcel — though most days, you can't imagine why you would. Annual taxes run under $400. Madison County keeps things simple. Mars Hill is ten minutes for groceries and gas. I-26 is ten minutes when you need to go further. Elevation here sits between 3,000 and 3,500 feet — cool summers, real seasons, full color in October. Tonight you'll close the laptop, pour something quiet, and sit on the porch as the bats begin their dusk patrol over the wildflowers. Roaring Fork keeps talking. The fragrance changes with the season but never stops. Every now and then, in the dark, you remember the patient search that brought you here — the listings you walked away from, the compromises you weren't willing to make — and you are very glad you waited. 7.54 acres. Roaring Fork. Mars Hill, NC. Build the version of your life you've been waiting to write. Acreage, utilities, perc, and zoning to be verified by buyer.
Vacant landProperty Type
7.54 acresLot Size
$15,849Price/Acres
Listed by Lane Monk• Keller Williams Professionals
As the MLS and public records start to fill up, we'll list the details here.
Public record
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Vacant Land
County
Madison County
APN
9831-80-4151
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Last updated by owner on Jun 24, 2026.
Property details
Exterior
Waterfront Information
Waterfront Features: None
Farm Information
Horse Amenities: None
Property Information
Can Subdivide Y/N: 1
Foundation Details Proposed: N/A
Property Type: Land
Property Sub Type: Acreage
Zoning: RA
Zoning Specification: RA
Land Information
Possible Use: Gardening, Recreational, Residential
Lot Information
Lot Features: Creek Front
Lot Size Area: 7.54
Lot Size Units: Acres
Elevation: 3000
Road Surface Type: Paved
Road Frontage Type: County Road
Road Responsibility: Publicly Maintained Road
Utilities
Utility Information
Water Source: Well Needed
Sewer: Septic Needed
Utilities: Cable Available, Fiber Optics
Location
Multi-Unit Information
Restrictions: No Restrictions
HOA Information
HOA Subject To: None
School Information
Elementary School: Brush Creek
Middle Or Junior High School: Madison
High School: Madison
Location Information
Directions: GPS: Use 280 Roaring Fork Road, Property is on the left. Turn by Turn: Follow I-26 W to exit 3. Turn right off exit to stop sign. Turn left on hwy US-23. Left on Big Laurel rd. In 2 miles take a right on Roaring Fork Road. LandCrazy Signs roughly mark the property lines at the road.
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Lot Size: —
Style: Vacant Land
Year Built: —
Year Renovated: —
County: Madison County
APN: 9831-80-4151
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 24, 2026
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Listing Information
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Around this home
Schools
Mars Hill Elementary School
Public K-5 • Assigned • 6.5mi
6/10
Madison Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 9.3mi
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Madison High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 9.0mi
4/10
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
2/10 Fire Factor
0.00% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
2/10 Heat Factor
8 days above 90° expected this year, 23 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
Minor risk of severe winds over next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
2 unhealthy days expected this year, 2 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Mars Hill, NC • 28754
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Sun exposure
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Good sunlight
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There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.