Cleveland County, NC Property Records
Cleveland County has 59,924 parcels on record in the ParcelAtlas database.Of these, 38,834 (65%) are owned by absentee owners — property owners whose mailing address differs from the property address. 17,417 (29%) are vacant or unimproved land, and 3,662 (6%) are owned by out-of-state investors. The average assessed value is $206,463.
60K
Total Parcels
Cleveland County, NC
39K
Absentee Owners
65% of all parcels
17K
Vacant / Unimproved
29% of all parcels
4K
Out-of-State Owners
6% of all parcels
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Data sourced from Cleveland County public assessor records, North Carolina. Refreshed periodically.