Rachel WavraSilver Creek Real Estate Group
Rachel WavraSilver Creek Real Estate Group
The one town on the Plateau you can walk to dinner in.
Highlands is the town most people picture when they say “Highlands-Cashiers.” It's the one with an actual downtown you can use: Main Street is compact and walkable, so if your version of a mountain weekend includes a coffee shop, a gallery, and a dinner reservation without getting back in the car, this is your town.
It gets busy in July, there's no getting around that. But the tradeoff is real energy: festivals, a full restaurant calendar, and neighbors around even in the shoulder seasons, not just the peak of summer.
Club-wise, you're looking at Highlands Country Club, Cullasaja Club, Highlands Falls Country Club, and Old Edwards Club, all close enough to town that you're not committing to a long drive every time you want to golf. Homes here run a bit more efficient on price than Cashiers, with a lot of the market sitting in the $1 to $2 million range depending on how close to town and how updated the house is.
One of the town's longest-standing clubs, close enough to Main Street that golf doesn't mean a long drive.
A quieter, more residential club setting just outside town, known for its course and mountain scenery.
Set around its own falls and course, with a real estate footprint built specifically around the club.
Set at 4,250 feet near Whiteside Mountain, known for one of the area's strongest courses and a tight-knit membership.
Part of the Old Edwards Hospitality collection at Highlands Cove, pairing golf with a resort-level amenity package.
Cashiers is about 15 minutes away on NC-64, an easy drive most buyers end up making regularly. Scaly Mountain is closer than people expect, about 9 miles and 13 minutes on NC-106. For bigger errands, Franklin is roughly 30 minutes and Clayton, GA is about 34.
I can walk you through which neighborhoods and clubs actually fit how you want to use the house, not just what's on the market this week.
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