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Property tax in North Carolina

Overview

Across 100 North Carolina counties, the average effective property-tax rate is about 0.67% (range 0.3428%–1.145%). Confidence: Medium (county-level ACS estimates).

Data as of 2024-12-31 (data version 2024.1). Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25103; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25077.

The 2022 NAIC HO-3 state average is $1,621/yr. County insurance pages adjust this historical baseline for home value and FEMA risk; confidence is Low.

Counties

CountyEffective rateTypical tax (median home)Insurance budget
Alamance County0.6186%$1,494/yr$2,168/yr
Alexander County0.5992%$1,269/yr$1,510/yr
Alleghany County0.5666%$1,217/yr$1,390/yr
Anson County0.7678%$1,141/yr$1,096/yr
Ashe County0.4895%$1,190/yr$2,034/yr
Avery County0.38%$1,010/yr$1,922/yr
Beaufort County0.6746%$1,300/yr$1,856/yr
Bertie County0.7898%$778/yr$917/yr
Bladen County0.9082%$1,227/yr$1,272/yr
Brunswick County0.5403%$1,890/yr$3,526/yr
Buncombe County0.5671%$2,222/yr$3,801/yr
Burke County0.6758%$1,253/yr$1,589/yr
Cabarrus County0.7289%$2,586/yr$3,394/yr
Caldwell County0.5983%$1,150/yr$1,616/yr
Camden County0.5791%$1,952/yr$1,543/yr
Carteret County0.4269%$1,423/yr$3,315/yr
Caswell County0.693%$1,140/yr$945/yr
Catawba County0.5824%$1,407/yr$2,219/yr
Chatham County0.6381%$2,847/yr$3,688/yr
Cherokee County0.458%$1,064/yr$1,806/yr
Chowan County0.7112%$1,677/yr$1,521/yr
Clay County0.426%$1,186/yr$1,674/yr
Cleveland County0.643%$1,286/yr$1,712/yr
Columbus County0.7671%$1,120/yr$1,395/yr
Craven County0.6261%$1,450/yr$2,305/yr
Cumberland County0.9287%$1,850/yr$1,934/yr
Currituck County0.4646%$1,760/yr$2,081/yr
Dare County0.5193%$2,391/yr$4,269/yr
Davidson County0.6025%$1,320/yr$2,098/yr
Davie County0.6282%$1,595/yr$1,748/yr
Duplin County0.6914%$950/yr$1,333/yr
Durham County0.794%$3,092/yr$3,784/yr
Edgecombe County1.044%$1,306/yr$1,118/yr
Forsyth County0.7923%$1,984/yr$2,461/yr
Franklin County0.6451%$1,834/yr$2,126/yr
Gaston County0.7451%$1,982/yr$2,510/yr
Gates County0.7588%$1,296/yr$862/yr
Graham County0.5739%$979/yr$957/yr
Granville County0.6718%$1,664/yr$1,964/yr
Greene County0.8867%$1,041/yr$954/yr
Guilford County0.8365%$2,174/yr$2,584/yr
Halifax County1.145%$1,216/yr$959/yr
Harnett County0.686%$1,689/yr$2,184/yr
Haywood County0.567%$1,583/yr$2,508/yr
Henderson County0.5151%$1,810/yr$3,293/yr
Hertford County0.9799%$1,168/yr$1,007/yr
Hoke County0.668%$1,465/yr$1,620/yr
Hyde County0.7863%$975/yr$1,035/yr
Iredell County0.6073%$1,952/yr$2,955/yr
Jackson County0.3428%$976/yr$2,613/yr
Johnston County0.6243%$1,908/yr$2,896/yr
Jones County0.7398%$964/yr$1,073/yr
Lee County0.7431%$1,785/yr$2,020/yr
Lenoir County0.8423%$1,015/yr$1,135/yr
Lincoln County0.5782%$1,856/yr$2,819/yr
Macon County0.4264%$1,074/yr$2,212/yr
Madison County0.4786%$1,362/yr$1,719/yr
Martin County1.0647%$1,168/yr$911/yr
McDowell County0.5324%$911/yr$1,356/yr
Mecklenburg County0.7104%$2,890/yr$4,132/yr
Mitchell County0.5184%$1,141/yr$1,286/yr
Montgomery County0.6413%$1,037/yr$1,183/yr
Moore County0.5262%$1,849/yr$3,125/yr
Nash County0.7131%$1,362/yr$1,754/yr
New Hanover County0.5428%$2,105/yr$3,917/yr
Northampton County1.0821%$1,239/yr$806/yr
Onslow County0.6354%$1,502/yr$2,372/yr
Orange County0.9058%$4,162/yr$3,996/yr
Pamlico County0.5618%$1,218/yr$1,886/yr
Pasquotank County0.6705%$1,573/yr$1,851/yr
Pender County0.6298%$1,883/yr$2,858/yr
Perquimans County0.5934%$1,375/yr$1,541/yr
Person County0.6209%$1,328/yr$1,471/yr
Pitt County0.8301%$1,734/yr$2,032/yr
Polk County0.5387%$1,697/yr$2,081/yr
Randolph County0.6717%$1,324/yr$1,811/yr
Richmond County0.8905%$1,138/yr$1,024/yr
Robeson County0.8677%$820/yr$1,077/yr
Rockingham County0.7461%$1,258/yr$1,462/yr
Rowan County0.6518%$1,554/yr$2,222/yr
Rutherford County0.5837%$1,178/yr$1,759/yr
Sampson County0.7498%$1,130/yr$1,469/yr
Scotland County0.9295%$1,068/yr$940/yr
Stanly County0.5714%$1,385/yr$1,915/yr
Stokes County0.5994%$1,179/yr$1,332/yr
Surry County0.603%$1,071/yr$1,557/yr
Swain County0.415%$859/yr$1,516/yr
Transylvania County0.4481%$1,674/yr$3,071/yr
Tyrrell County0.8091%$1,331/yr$1,175/yr
Union County0.5742%$2,396/yr$4,041/yr
Vance County0.7777%$1,256/yr$1,176/yr
Wake County0.7067%$3,260/yr$4,423/yr
Warren County0.7088%$1,093/yr$1,145/yr
Washington County0.9944%$1,252/yr$1,001/yr
Watauga County0.3862%$1,386/yr$3,111/yr
Wayne County0.6989%$1,249/yr$1,745/yr
Wilkes County0.5936%$1,002/yr$1,571/yr
Wilson County0.7909%$1,471/yr$1,661/yr
Yadkin County0.6733%$1,220/yr$1,212/yr
Yancey County0.4759%$1,157/yr$1,682/yr

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