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North Carolina property tax rates

The typical county in North Carolina charges about 0.65% of a home’s value a year in property taxes, or $2,580 on a $400,000 home.

Typical county rate0.65%Median of 100 counties
Highest1.15%Halifax County
Lowest0.34%Jackson County
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Counties by effective rate

RankCountyEffective rateTax on a $400,000 home
1Halifax County1.15%$4,600
2Northampton County1.08%$4,320
3Martin County1.06%$4,240
4Edgecombe County1.04%$4,160
5Washington County0.99%$3,960
6Hertford County0.98%$3,920
7Cumberland County0.93%$3,720
8Scotland County0.93%$3,720
9Bladen County0.91%$3,640
10Orange County0.91%$3,640
11Greene County0.89%$3,560
12Richmond County0.89%$3,560
13Robeson County0.87%$3,480
14Guilford County0.84%$3,360
15Lenoir County0.84%$3,360
16Pitt County0.83%$3,320
17Tyrrell County0.81%$3,240
18Bertie County0.79%$3,160
19Durham County0.79%$3,160
20Forsyth County0.79%$3,160
21Hyde County0.79%$3,160
22Wilson County0.79%$3,160
23Vance County0.78%$3,120
24Anson County0.77%$3,080
25Columbus County0.77%$3,080
26Gates County0.76%$3,040
27Gaston County0.75%$3,000
28Rockingham County0.75%$3,000
29Sampson County0.75%$3,000
30Jones County0.74%$2,960
31Lee County0.74%$2,960
32Cabarrus County0.73%$2,920
33Chowan County0.71%$2,840
34Mecklenburg County0.71%$2,840
35Nash County0.71%$2,840
36Wake County0.71%$2,840
37Warren County0.71%$2,840
38Wayne County0.70%$2,800
39Caswell County0.69%$2,760
40Duplin County0.69%$2,760
41Harnett County0.69%$2,760
42Burke County0.68%$2,720
43Beaufort County0.67%$2,680
44Granville County0.67%$2,680
45Hoke County0.67%$2,680
46Pasquotank County0.67%$2,680
47Randolph County0.67%$2,680
48Yadkin County0.67%$2,680
49Franklin County0.65%$2,600
50Rowan County0.65%$2,600
51Chatham County0.64%$2,560
52Cleveland County0.64%$2,560
53Montgomery County0.64%$2,560
54Onslow County0.64%$2,560
55Craven County0.63%$2,520
56Davie County0.63%$2,520
57Pender County0.63%$2,520
58Alamance County0.62%$2,480
59Johnston County0.62%$2,480
60Person County0.62%$2,480
61Iredell County0.61%$2,440
62Alexander County0.60%$2,400
63Caldwell County0.60%$2,400
64Davidson County0.60%$2,400
65Stokes County0.60%$2,400
66Surry County0.60%$2,400
67Perquimans County0.59%$2,360
68Wilkes County0.59%$2,360
69Camden County0.58%$2,320
70Catawba County0.58%$2,320
71Lincoln County0.58%$2,320
72Rutherford County0.58%$2,320
73Alleghany County0.57%$2,280
74Buncombe County0.57%$2,280
75Graham County0.57%$2,280
76Haywood County0.57%$2,280
77Stanly County0.57%$2,280
78Union County0.57%$2,280
79Pamlico County0.56%$2,240
80Brunswick County0.54%$2,160
81New Hanover County0.54%$2,160
82Polk County0.54%$2,160
83McDowell County0.53%$2,120
84Moore County0.53%$2,120
85Dare County0.52%$2,080
86Henderson County0.52%$2,080
87Mitchell County0.52%$2,080
88Ashe County0.49%$1,960
89Madison County0.48%$1,920
90Yancey County0.48%$1,920
91Cherokee County0.46%$1,840
92Currituck County0.46%$1,840
93Transylvania County0.45%$1,800
94Carteret County0.43%$1,720
95Clay County0.43%$1,720
96Macon County0.43%$1,720
97Swain County0.41%$1,640
98Watauga County0.39%$1,560
99Avery County0.38%$1,520
100Jackson County0.34%$1,360

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U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates