OwnerSheet

Cherokee County, NC property owners

20,966 property records across 4 ZIP codes. 53% of owners do not live at the property, 28% get their mail in another state, and 15% of properties are held by a company or trust.

Records
20,966
owner data on 85.0%
Absentee owners
53.5%
9,528 properties
Out-of-state owners
28.0%
4,997 properties
LLC or company owned
6.5%
1,163 properties
Trust owned
8.1%
1,440 properties
Vacant land
16.2%
2,885 parcels
Pre-probate
22
flagged in source data
Pre-foreclosure
10
incl. auction and bank owned
Typical hold
5 to 14 years
28.0% held 15+ years

How long owners have held

Under 5 years37.2%
5 to 14 years34.8%
15 years or more28.0%

Largest entity owners

Companies, investors and trusts holding the most properties, as recorded by the assessor.

Owner as recordedTypeProperties
HAWKESDENE MOUNTAIN RETREAT LLCcompany6
EMPTY LLCcompany5
SECURE INCcompany5
DALMATIA PROPERTIES LLCcompany4
SECU RE INCcompany4
PINEAPPLE FIELDS LLCcompany3
RICOL HOLDINGS LLCcompany3
1322 MAIN STREET LLCcompany2
ACCENT AWNINGS INCcompany2
ANDREWS VALLEY POULTRY FARM LLCcompany2
C R BROWN ENTERPRISES INCcompany2
CHARLES R CROWNOVER & THERESA S CROWNOVER & CROWNOVER FAMILY TRUSTtrust2
DAVID REEVES & JULIE REEVES & SHANNON ENGLISHinvestor2
EARL C PANGBORNtrust2
GARY L KUMBALEK & GAYLE A KUMBALEKtrust2

ZIP codes in Cherokee County

ZIPCityRecordsAbsenteeLLCVacant land
28906Murphy15,51250%6%17%
28901Andrews2,46161%7%9%
28905Marble1,71654%4%14%
28781Topton1,27776%11%21%

Sample properties

Questions about this data

How many absentee owners are there in Cherokee County, North Carolina?
9,528 of the 17,822 properties with owner data in Cherokee County, North Carolina (53.5%) have an owner whose mailing address differs from the property, or who is recorded as not owner-occupied.
How many properties in Cherokee County, North Carolina are owned by out-of-state owners?
4,997 properties (28.0%) have an owner mailing address in a different state.
What share of Cherokee County, North Carolina property is owned by LLCs, companies or trusts?
6.5% is recorded to a company or investor entity and 8.1% to a trust, together 2,603 properties.
How much vacant land is there in Cherokee County, North Carolina?
2,885 parcels (16.2%) are recorded as vacant land or lots.
How many pre-probate properties are in Cherokee County, North Carolina?
22 properties carry a pre-probate flag in the source data, meaning the recorded owner appears in death records and the estate has not yet transferred the property.
How long have owners in Cherokee County, North Carolina held their property?
Of 19,130 properties with a known purchase date, 37.2% were acquired in the last 5 years, 34.8% 5 to 14 years ago, and 28.0% 15 or more years ago. The typical hold is 5 to 14 years.
Where does this data come from?
County assessor and recorder records compiled by a data partner, covering 20,966 property records in Cherokee County, North Carolina with owner data on 85.0%. Figures are recomputed weekly; last computed 2026-09-16. Individual property details, including the recorded owner and mailing address, are available on each owner sheet.

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Figures computed from county assessor and recorder data on Sep 16, 2026. Percentages are of records with owner data. Verify before acting.