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document_version: "property-markdown-v0.2"
mls_id: "21300540"
canonical_url: "https://www.steavycarter.com/mls/21300540/"
markdown_url: "https://www.steavycarter.com/mls/21300540.md"
address: "7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536"
status: "Active"
price_usd: 399000
bedrooms: 4
bathrooms: "3"
living_area_sqft: 2659
lot_acres: 5.8
year_built: 1984
school_district: "Merkel ISD"
primary_image: "https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-01.jpeg"
image_count: 40
has_video: false
has_3d_tour: true
listing_source_updated_at: "2026-07-26T21:05:16.000Z"
listing_context_updated_at: "2026-07-28 22:39:01"
publisher: "Steavy Carter Realtor – Dallas and Rockwall, Texas"
---

# 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536

**MLS 21300540 · $399,000 · Active · 4 beds · 3 baths · 2,659 Sq Ft · 5.8 acres**

## Explore the Visual Property Page

- [Complete visual property page](https://www.steavycarter.com/mls/21300540/)

## Current Status and Data Freshness

- **Status:** Active
- **Current list price:** $399,000
- **MLS/listing source updated:** July 26, 2026
- **ListingContext updated:** July 28, 2026
- **Important:** Price, availability, schools, taxes, and listing status can change. Confirm time-sensitive information before relying on it.

## Fast Answers

- **How much is 7144 County Road 487?** $399,000.
- **How large is the home?** 2,659 Sq Ft.
- **How much land is included?** 5.8 acres.
- **How many bedrooms and bathrooms?** 4 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms.
- **Does it have a pool?** Yes. The structured listing facts describe an in-ground sport pool with infinity and water-feature elements.
- **How much garage or covered parking is reported?** 4 Covered.
- **What school district serves the property?** Merkel ISD. Buyers should verify current assignments directly with the district.
- **Are video and 3D tours available?** 3D tour only

## Quick Facts

| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| **MLS number** | 21300540 |
| **Price** | $399,000 |
| **Price per square foot** | $150 / Sq Ft |
| **Status** | Active |
| **Property type** | Residential / Single Family Residence |
| **Bedrooms** | 4 |
| **Bathrooms** | 3 |
| **Living area** | 2,659 Sq Ft |
| **Lot size** | 5.8 acres |
| **Year built** | 1984 |
| **Pool** | Yes |
| **Garage / covered parking** | 4 Covered |
| **School district** | Merkel ISD |
| **County** | Jones County |

## Detailed Listing Facts

### Overview

- **Property Type**: Residential
- **Property Subtype**: Single Family Residence
- **Subdivision**: Quail Country
- **Community**: Quail Country
- **County**: Jones
- **Days on Market**: 45

### Home

- **Bedrooms**: 4
- **Bathrooms**: 3
- **Full Baths**: 3
- **Square Feet**: 2,659 Sq Ft
- **Price / Sq Ft**: $150 / Sq Ft
- **Year Built**: 1984
- **Stories**: 1
- **Levels**: One
- **Foundation**: Pillar Post Pier
- **Property Attached**: No

### Kitchen and Interior

- **Appliances**: Dishwasher, Electric Cooktop, Electric Oven, Electric Range, Electric Water Heater, Disposal, Microwave, Vented Exhaust Fan
- **Interior Features**: Decorative Designer Lighting Fixtures, Multiple Master Suites, Cable Tv
- **Laundry Features**: Washer Hookup, Dryer Hookup, In Hall
- **Fireplaces**: 1
- **Fireplace Features**: Wood Burning

### Lot and Exterior

- **Lot Size**: 5.8 acres
- **Lot Size Sq Ft**: 252,648
- **Patio & Porch Features**: Covered, Deck
- **Other Structures**: Guest House
- **Fencing**: Barbed Wire, Back Yard, Fenced, Partial, Wood
- **Pool**: Yes
- **Pool Features**: Above Ground, Pool

### Parking and Garage

- **Parking**: Additional Parking, Detached Carport, Driveway, Guest, Gravel, No Garage
- **Covered Parking**: 4
- **Attached Garage**: No

### MLS Tax and HOA Fields

- **Annual Taxes**: $3,168
- **Parcel Number**: R10866
- **APN**: R10866
- **Legal Description**: A0011QC QUAIL COUNTRY (D T BRUCE), TRACT 44,
- **Tax Lot**: 44

### Utilities

- **Utilities**: Septic Available, Cable Available
- **Sewer**: Septic Tank

### Schools

- **Elementary:** Merkel · Merkel ISD
- **Middle:** Merkel · Merkel ISD
- **High:** Merkel · Merkel ISD

### Listing Information

- **MLS #**: 21300540
- **MLS Board**: NTREIS
- **List Date**: 2026-06-15
- **Source Updated**: 2026-07-26T21:05:16.000Z
- **Last Updated**: 2026-07-28 22:39:01

## Featured Spaces

### 1. Primary listing photo for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536
- **Caption:** Primary real estate listing photo for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536.
- **Image:** [https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-01.jpeg](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-01.jpeg)

### 2. Listing photo 2 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536
- **Caption:** Real estate listing photo 2 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536.
- **Image:** [https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-02.jpeg](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-02.jpeg)

### 3. Listing photo 3 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536
- **Caption:** Real estate listing photo 3 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536.
- **Image:** [https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-03.jpeg](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-03.jpeg)

### 4. Listing photo 4 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536
- **Caption:** Real estate listing photo 4 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536.
- **Image:** [https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-04.jpeg](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-04.jpeg)

### 5. Listing photo 5 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536
- **Caption:** Real estate listing photo 5 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536.
- **Image:** [https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-05.jpeg](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-05.jpeg)

## Visual Property Index

The ListingContext record contains 40 analyzed public images. This compact index preserves room labels and captions without embedding every image.

| Photo | Room or area | Image title | Caption |
| ---: | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 |  | [Primary listing photo for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-01.jpeg) | Primary real estate listing photo for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 2 |  | [Listing photo 2 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-02.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 2 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 3 |  | [Listing photo 3 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-03.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 3 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 4 |  | [Listing photo 4 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-04.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 4 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 5 |  | [Listing photo 5 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-05.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 5 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 6 |  | [Listing photo 6 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-06.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 6 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 7 |  | [Listing photo 7 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-07.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 7 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 8 |  | [Listing photo 8 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-08.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 8 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 9 |  | [Listing photo 9 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-09.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 9 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 10 |  | [Listing photo 10 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-10.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 10 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 11 |  | [Listing photo 11 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-11.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 11 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 12 |  | [Listing photo 12 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-12.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 12 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 13 |  | [Listing photo 13 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-13.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 13 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 14 |  | [Listing photo 14 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-14.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 14 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 15 |  | [Listing photo 15 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-15.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 15 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 16 |  | [Listing photo 16 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-16.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 16 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 17 |  | [Listing photo 17 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-17.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 17 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 18 |  | [Listing photo 18 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-18.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 18 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 19 |  | [Listing photo 19 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-19.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 19 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 20 |  | [Listing photo 20 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-20.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 20 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 21 |  | [Listing photo 21 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-21.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 21 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 22 |  | [Listing photo 22 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-22.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 22 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 23 |  | [Listing photo 23 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-23.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 23 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 24 |  | [Listing photo 24 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-24.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 24 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 25 |  | [Listing photo 25 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-25.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 25 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 26 |  | [Listing photo 26 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-26.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 26 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 27 |  | [Listing photo 27 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-27.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 27 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 28 |  | [Listing photo 28 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-28.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 28 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 29 |  | [Listing photo 29 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-29.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 29 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 30 |  | [Listing photo 30 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-30.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 30 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 31 |  | [Listing photo 31 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-31.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 31 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 32 |  | [Listing photo 32 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-32.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 32 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 33 |  | [Listing photo 33 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-33.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 33 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 34 |  | [Listing photo 34 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-34.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 34 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 35 |  | [Listing photo 35 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-35.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 35 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 36 |  | [Listing photo 36 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-36.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 36 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 37 |  | [Listing photo 37 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-37.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 37 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 38 |  | [Listing photo 38 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-38.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 38 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 39 |  | [Listing photo 39 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-39.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 39 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |
| 40 |  | [Listing photo 40 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536](https://images.steavycarter.com/21300540-40.jpeg) | Real estate listing photo 40 for 7144 County Road 487, Merkel, TX 79536. |

## Property Video and 3D Tour

- **3D tour:** [Open the PropertyPanorama tour](https://www.propertypanorama.com/instaview/ntreis/21300540)

## Schools

- **Elementary:** Merkel · Merkel ISD
- **Middle:** Merkel · Merkel ISD
- **High:** Merkel · Merkel ISD

Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with Rockwall ISD before making decisions based on school zoning.

## Contact and Request Information

Have questions about this home?

- [Open the complete property page to request information or schedule a showing](https://www.steavycarter.com/mls/21300540/)

## Sources, Methodology, and Limitations

- **Canonical visual property page:** [https://www.steavycarter.com/mls/21300540/](https://www.steavycarter.com/mls/21300540/)
- **Listing facts:** Public listing data normalized through ListingContext.
- **Property summary and Buyer Match:** Approved curated property analysis from `curatedContent`.
- **Visual observations:** Existing titles, captions, and room labels from `media.images.gallery[]` in ListingContext.
- **Local context:** Curated Local Expert groups and route-based commute estimates.
- **3D tour:** [https://www.propertypanorama.com/instaview/ntreis/21300540](https://www.propertypanorama.com/instaview/ntreis/21300540)
- **Structured property data:** [View the property JSON-LD schema](https://www.steavycarter.com/mls/21300540/schema.json)
- **Publisher:** Steavy Carter Realtor – Dallas and Rockwall, Texas.

This Markdown companion is a public reading-layer projection, not a raw JSON dump. It omits owner, deed, protest, private prospecting, raw source-receipt, internal Worker, and internal identifier data. Listing status, price, schools, taxes, and availability should be verified before reliance.