Shannamara
A Golf Course Community Built Around The Divide
Shannamara is a golf course community built around The Divide, an 18-hole John Cassell II course that opened in 1997 and still winds through the neighborhood's brick-and-stone streets today. The roughly 700-home community was developed in the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s by The Williams Company along with several custom and semi-custom builders, and it sits in an unusual spot: right on the Union County / Mecklenburg County line, which is actually how The Divide got its name.
Homes here carry a Matthews, NC 28104 mailing address, but the neighborhood itself is inside the Town of Stallings, which handles police protection, trash, and recycling for the community. Streets like Shannamara Drive, Glenridge Drive, and Tara Drive wind past mature oaks and maples, golf-course lots, and a few waterfront homes around Lake Shannamara, with a community clubhouse, pool, tennis and pickleball courts anchoring day-to-day life.
Details on the Area
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The Divide is an 18-hole John Cassell II course that opened in 1997 and winds through the neighborhood, giving many Shannamara lots golf-course views or direct frontage.
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The Divide gets its name from the fact that it, and Shannamara itself, straddle the Union County / Mecklenburg County line, with most of the neighborhood on the Union County side.
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The community clubhouse has a large gathering room, fitness room, and kitchen, plus an outdoor pool with a slide and toddler area, tennis courts, and newly added pickleball courts.
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A handful of homes back up to Lake Shannamara, giving a small stretch of the neighborhood water views alongside its golf-course frontage.
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Built mostly between 1996 and 2005 by The Williams Company and several custom and semi-custom builders, Shannamara's tree-lined streets have matured into one of the area's more established golf communities.
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The Shannamara HOA organizes block parties, golf outings, and holiday events throughout the year, including a long-running active 50-and-over social group.
HOMES FOR SALE IN SHANNAMARA
Curious what it actually costs to land a house on The Divide? Here's the latest snapshot.
The Housing Market
Median sale price
$717,000
Past 12 months, single-family
Homes sold
35
Past 12 months
Median days on market
33
Past 12 months
Median price per sq ft
$218
Past 12 months
Active listings
6
As of July 2026
Price range
$570K–$1.03M
Past 12 months
Shannamara (Matthews/Stallings, NC 28104) single-family homes, Canopy MLS via Terra Vista Realty. Figures move with the market; verify current values.
Schools In Shannamara
Most of Shannamara sits on the Union County side of the line, and the schools below reflect that. Here's what's factual and sourced, plus what to double-check before you buy.
Stallings Elementary
Porter Ridge Middle
Porter Ridge High
These are Union County Public Schools (UCPS), not Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, even though Shannamara's mailing address reads Matthews. A small pocket of the neighborhood sits on the Mecklenburg County side of the line, so assignments can differ address to address. Verify zoned schools for your exact address through UCPS's own lookup at ucps.k12.nc.us before you buy.
HOA & Community Amenities
Shannamara has an active homeowners association, managed day to day by Braesael Management, that runs the neighborhood clubhouse, an outdoor pool with a slide and a toddler area, tennis courts, newly added pickleball courts, and a playground. The clubhouse itself has a large gathering room, a fitness room, and a kitchen, and the HOA keeps a busy calendar of block parties, golf outings, and holiday events for residents.
HOA dues are billed annually and have recently run in the neighborhood of $500 to $550 a year based on recent listings, covering the amenities above plus common-area upkeep. Dues can change and vary slightly depending on section and builder, so confirm the current amount and what it covers for any specific address before making an offer.
Location & Lifestyle
Shannamara sits off Stevens Mill Road between two I-485 interchanges at Idlewild Road and Lawyers Road, in the Town of Stallings on the Union County side of the Union/Mecklenburg line. The Stevens Mill Crossing shopping center, anchored by a Harris Teeter, sits about a mile away, and Stallings Municipal Park, with its walking loop, tennis and pickleball courts, and playgrounds, is a short drive from the neighborhood.
Historic Downtown Matthews and its restaurants and shops are about 10 minutes away, and Atrium Health Union West, a 40-bed hospital in Matthews, is roughly 3 miles from the neighborhood. Uptown Charlotte runs about 20 to 25 minutes depending on traffic, and Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a little farther still, so this is a neighborhood built more around golf, greenways, and local errands than a short commute.
Places to explore in Shannamara
Frequently Asked Questions
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Shannamara sits off Stevens Mill Road in the Town of Stallings, NC, straddling the Union County / Mecklenburg County line, with a Matthews, NC 28104 mailing address. Most of the neighborhood is on the Union County side of that line.
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Not officially. Shannamara is inside the Town of Stallings, though it's often lumped in with the greater Indian Trail area, and its zoned middle and high schools, Porter Ridge Middle and Porter Ridge High, are physically located in Indian Trail, NC.
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Shannamara is a golf course community built around The Divide, an 18-hole course that opened in 1997 and gets its name from the county line it straddles. Homes date mostly from 1996 to 2005, and the community has its own clubhouse, pool, tennis and pickleball courts, plus a few waterfront lots around Lake Shannamara.
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Most of Shannamara is zoned to Union County Public Schools: Stallings Elementary, Porter Ridge Middle, and Porter Ridge High. Because a small pocket of the neighborhood falls on the Mecklenburg County side of the line, verify zoned schools for your exact address through UCPS before you buy.
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Over the past 12 months, single-family homes in Shannamara sold at a median price of about $717,000, with a median of 33 days on market and prices typically ranging from about $570,000 to just over $1 million. Verify current values, since the market moves.
