Cabarrus county real estate is located to the north east of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, the nearest metro center. Cabarrus County has about 364 square miles of land or in terms of real estate, that’s over 230,000 acres!
Cabarrus County has homes for sale in 12 distinct townships but the use of some of these names is more prevalent than others. For the most part, people generally consider Cabarrus County real estate to be divided up into Concord Real Estate which is the the county seat. Kannapolis Real Estate is to the north, then to the south west is Harrisburg Real Estate. Mount Pleasant Real Estate is to the east and due south you'll find Midland Real Estate. Other townships less commonly thought of (and less organized than the cities above) are Poplar Tent, Odell, New Gilead, Rimertown, Gold Hill, Georgeville, and Central Cabarrus.
Living in Cabarrus county certainly has it perks which are unique to this county. As residents, we enjoy lower taxes than other local municipalities, great schools thanks to the Cabarrus County School System, and the convenience of amazing shopping via Concord Mills Mall. Cabarrus County is also home to Lowe’s Motor Speedway and Carolina’s Medical Center Northeast with the Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital.
People who live in Cabarrus County have enjoyed appreciation of real estate values for the past 3 quarters with homes for sale reaching their lowest prices in the first Quarter of 2010 but then increasing almost 7% in the following 6 months. Real estate values in Cabarrus County are expected to take another small dip, along with the rest of the nation but outlook is hopeful that we will not see the same sharp declines as are projected for some real estate outside of Cabarrus County.
Cabarrus county real estate became official in 1792 on December 29th when a portion of land was cut of the then larger Mecklenburg County. They named Cabarrus County after Stephen Cabarrus who was the speaker of the NC House and thus, a new county was formed. Among the many notable Cabarrus county events, Conrad Reed was the first person to discover gold in America and it was found on a parcel of Cabarrus County real estate that he owned. Although he used the first Gold nugget as a door stop for several years, then he later realized what it was and eventually, formed Reed’s Gold Mine. Cabarrus County that Reed owned was so great, that a mint had to be built at a nearby parcel of Charlotte real estate to hold it all. Today, the gold is gone but the site of the old mine is a tourist attraction for Cabarrus County School students and students from schools all across the region.
Those who choose to purchase homes for sale in Cabarrus County find a quality of life unlike any other in the region with benefits you don’t find with real estate for sale in other places. Cabarrus county real estate is convenient to Rowan County Real Estate, Iredell County Real Estate, Stanly County Real Estate, and of course, Charlotte Real Estate which is located inside of Mecklenburg County. Living here gives you access to all of these areas and all they have to offer. Click come of the links on this Cabarrus County page to take a look at other areas around the region. If a home for sale in Cabarrus County isn’t for you, maybe a home somewhere else in the region is.
And of course, Metrolina Estates specializes in real estate throughout the entire Charlotte region so if Cabarrus county real estate isn’t your preferred location – we can help you with whatever is.
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