THE BREVARD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Broad Basins setting.
Brevard city has 5.38 square miles of land in Transylvania County. Its Census reference point is in Broad Basins, within Blue Ridge.
Forested ridges, plateaus and high mountains extend through the Blue Ridge. Elevation, rainfall and sheltered coves create marked differences in forest communities across short distances.
Regional context: Blue Ridge ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Brevard and Transylvania County
Brevard is associated with Transylvania County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Brevard by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Brevard, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Transylvania County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Brevard city has 9.7 times the land area of nearby Rosman town (0.56 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

