Homes with highway and shopping access on the south side of Fayetteville
Home to 29,000 residents, Douglas Byrd is a sprawling neighborhood on the south side of Fayetteville. Subdivisions are broken up by a railroad track and several highways. Still, the tree-covered and quiet residential streets give the neighborhood a peaceful, suburban vibe. “Douglas Byrd has plenty of shopping, and I don’t think the crime is really high,” says Barbara Evans, a broker at eXp Realty who sells in the neighborhood. The neighborhood’s overall CAP Index crime score is 5 out of 10, slightly higher than the national figure of 4. Douglas Byrd is about 11 miles from Fort Bragg, a prominent United States Army installation on the western outskirts of Fayetteville where 55,000 military personnel and about 12,000 civilians work.
Buckhead Creek winds its way through the neighborhood of Douglas Byrd
Fort Liberty near Douglas Byrd is the largest Army bases in the US with over 40,000 troops.
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Fayetteville homes under $300,000
Telephone wires hang over the flat, broad neighborhood streets, which do not have sidewalks. Chain-link fences enclose some of the level, grassy lawns. Architectural styles include ramblers and New Traditional homes. Homes under 1,000 square feet—some of which are fixer-uppers—start at $35,000. Newly built constructions reach about $360,000. Home values remain below the average of the Fayetteville metro area but are steadily rising. Douglas Byrd is evenly split between renters and owners. Land also hits the market occasionally.
New homes in Douglas Byrd offer multiple-car garages.
Homes in Douglas Byrd blend brick with modern siding to achieve an updated aesthetic.
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Main thoroughfares connect drivers to the rest of Fayetteville
Douglas Byrd lies about 5 miles south of downtown Fayetteville and 5 miles northwest of the Fayetteville Regional Airport. The neighborhood includes major highways, like U.S. Route 401, which stretches east-west and leads downtown. From Interstate 95, drivers can enter the neighborhood via Exit 56. “Fayetteville is a decent-sized place, but you can get anywhere in 20 to 30 minutes,” Evans says. Douglas Byrd is largely car-dependent, but Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) buses also service the area.
Douglas Byrd is just minutes away from Fayetteville's city center, offering residents convenient access to urban amenities and attractions.
Residents of Douglas Byrd can enjoy a baseball game at Segra Stadium, home to the Woodpeckers, offering a fun and exciting sports experience.
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Douglas Byrd’s public schools and highly rated Christian schools
The size of Douglas Byrd calls for multiple public-school pipelines within Cumberland County Schools, which is rated B overall by Niche. Students may attend Cumberland Road Elementary, rated B, Douglas Byrd Middle, rated C and Massey Hill Classical High School, rated A. Management Group Technologies, a firm that assesses facilities, determined that Massey Hill Classical High School scored 92.5 out of 100 regarding technology readiness. Private schools serving prekindergarten through twelfth grade within the neighborhood include Fayetteville Christian School, rated A and Freedom Christian Academy, rated A-minus.
Douglas Byrd Middle School offers public education to the greater fayetteville area.
Massey Hill Classical High School serves the Douglas Byrd and surrounding communities.
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Indoor and outdoor facilities allow for all-weather recreation
Residents can venture outside the neighborhood for park access. Arnette Park has a disc golf course, baseball diamonds and tennis courts. The area’s mild climate allows for year-round outdoor recreation. However, indoor recreation options, like rock climbing at Triangle Rock Club and axe throwing at Axes and Armor Hatchet House Fayetteville, can be useful when the weather gets hot and humid. “We don’t seem to get tornadoes,” Evans says. “But we get our fair share of rain and such. The weatherman will say snow is coming, but we don’t really get much.”
Arnette Park is a quiet space with sports fields, centrally located near Douglas Byrd.
Mike from Douglas Byrd plans his next attempt at the rock climbing wall at Triangle Rock Club.
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Dining locally and shopping at Cross Creek Mall
Locally owned Elizabeth’s Pizza Ristorante Italiano offers dining al fresco and air-conditioned booth seating. Half a mile up the road, Superior Bakery prepares a host of fresh pastries, from croissants to lemon bars. Shoppers can get groceries at Aldi and browse locally grown produce at T&T Farmers Market. Douglas Byrd is near Cross Creek Mall, an indoor shopping center with over 150 stores, including anchors Belk, JCPenney and Macy’s. The mall is surrounded by chain restaurants like Olive Garden and retailers like Barnes & Noble, Food Lion and Lowe’s Home Improvement.
Elizabeth's Pizza near Douglas Byrd serves an Italian-inspired menu that locals savor.
Take care of your shopping needs along Raeford Road in Douglas Byrd.
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Family-friendly events around Fayetteville
Epic Fun Park is an indoor amusement center with arcade games and trampolines that cater to kids of all ages. The hometown hockey team, the Fayetteville Marksmen, plays at Crown Complex, a venue that also hosts concerts throughout the year. The newly renovated Segra Stadium is home to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, a single-A affiliate baseball team of the Houston Astros.
Crown Coliseum near Douglas Byrd showcases local and national entertainment, providing a diverse range of events in Fayetteville, NC.
The entire family can enjoy bowling at Lafayette Lanes, just minutes from Douglas Byrd
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Douglas Byrd Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Douglas Byrd, Fayetteville sell after 45 days on the market compared to the national average of 55 days. The median sale price for homes in Douglas Byrd, Fayetteville over the last 12 months is $210,000, up 5% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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