North Carolina property taxes by county
Across North Carolina, the median owner-occupied home pays $1,896 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $288,900 — an effective property-tax rate of 0.656%. That ranks North Carolina #36 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 100 North Carolina county-equivalents in the Census data — 100 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Statewide figures North Carolina · ACS 2020–2024 5-year
- Effective tax rate
- 0.656%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $1,896 ± $8
- Median home value
- $288,900
- National rank
- #36 of 51
All North Carolina counties
Every North Carolina county-equivalent in the Census data (100 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| Halifax County | 1.145% | $1,216 | $106,200 | #823 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton County | 1.082% | $1,239 | $114,500 | #941 |
| Martin County | 1.065% | $1,168 | $109,700 | #972 |
| Edgecombe County | 1.044% | $1,306 | $125,100 | #1012 |
| Washington County | 0.994% | $1,252 | $125,900 | #1136 |
| Hertford County | 0.980% | $1,168 | $119,200 | #1176 |
| Scotland County | 0.930% | $1,068 | $114,900 | #1285 |
| Cumberland County | 0.929% | $1,850 | $199,200 | #1288 |
| Bladen County | 0.908% | $1,227 | $135,100 | #1327 |
| Orange County | 0.906% | $4,162 | $459,500 | #1339 |
| Richmond County | 0.890% | $1,138 | $127,800 | #1375 |
| Greene County | 0.887% | $1,041 | $117,400 | #1384 |
| Robeson County | 0.868% | $820 | $94,500 | #1424 |
| Lenoir County | 0.842% | $1,015 | $120,500 | #1479 |
| Guilford County | 0.836% | $2,174 | $259,900 | #1494 |
| Pitt County | 0.830% | $1,734 | $208,900 | #1508 |
| Tyrrell County | 0.809% | $1,331 | $164,500 | #1559 |
| Durham County | 0.794% | $3,092 | $389,400 | #1603 |
| Forsyth County | 0.792% | $1,984 | $250,400 | #1606 |
| Wilson County | 0.791% | $1,471 | $186,000 | #1613 |
| Bertie County | 0.790% | $778 | $98,500 | #1617 |
| Hyde County | 0.786% | $975 | $124,000 | #1623 |
| Vance County | 0.778% | $1,256 | $161,500 | #1651 |
| Anson County | 0.768% | $1,141 | $148,600 | #1682 |
| Columbus County | 0.767% | $1,120 | $146,000 | #1686 |
| Gates County | 0.759% | $1,296 | $170,800 | #1703 |
| Sampson County | 0.750% | $1,130 | $150,700 | #1727 |
| Rockingham County | 0.746% | $1,258 | $168,600 | #1740 |
| Gaston County | 0.745% | $1,982 | $266,000 | #1744 |
| Lee County | 0.743% | $1,785 | $240,200 | #1750 |
| Jones County | 0.740% | $964 | $130,300 | #1756 |
| Cabarrus County | 0.729% | $2,586 | $354,800 | #1795 |
| Nash County | 0.713% | $1,362 | $191,000 | #1841 |
| Chowan County | 0.711% | $1,677 | $235,800 | #1846 |
| Mecklenburg County | 0.710% | $2,890 | $406,800 | #1851 |
| Warren County | 0.709% | $1,093 | $154,200 | #1860 |
| Wake County | 0.707% | $3,260 | $461,300 | #1868 |
| Wayne County | 0.699% | $1,249 | $178,700 | #1900 |
| Caswell County | 0.693% | $1,140 | $164,500 | #1917 |
| Duplin County | 0.691% | $950 | $137,400 | #1923 |
| Harnett County | 0.686% | $1,689 | $246,200 | #1939 |
| Burke County | 0.676% | $1,253 | $185,400 | #1974 |
| Beaufort County | 0.675% | $1,300 | $192,700 | #1978 |
| Yadkin County | 0.673% | $1,220 | $181,200 | #1988 |
| Granville County | 0.672% | $1,664 | $247,700 | #1993 |
| Randolph County | 0.672% | $1,324 | $197,100 | #1995 |
| Pasquotank County | 0.671% | $1,573 | $234,600 | #1999 |
| Hoke County | 0.668% | $1,465 | $219,300 | #2004 |
| Rowan County | 0.652% | $1,554 | $238,400 | #2071 |
| Franklin County | 0.645% | $1,834 | $284,300 | #2095 |
| Cleveland County | 0.643% | $1,286 | $200,000 | #2103 |
| Montgomery County | 0.641% | $1,037 | $161,700 | #2112 |
| Chatham County | 0.638% | $2,847 | $446,200 | #2121 |
| Onslow County | 0.635% | $1,502 | $236,400 | #2130 |
| Pender County | 0.630% | $1,883 | $299,000 | #2144 |
| Davie County | 0.628% | $1,595 | $253,900 | #2148 |
| Craven County | 0.626% | $1,450 | $231,600 | #2159 |
| Johnston County | 0.624% | $1,908 | $305,600 | #2165 |
| Person County | 0.621% | $1,328 | $213,900 | #2173 |
| Alamance County | 0.619% | $1,494 | $241,500 | #2186 |
| Iredell County | 0.607% | $1,952 | $321,400 | #2233 |
| Surry County | 0.603% | $1,071 | $177,600 | #2248 |
| Davidson County | 0.602% | $1,320 | $219,100 | #2254 |
| Alexander County | 0.599% | $1,269 | $211,800 | #2275 |
| Stokes County | 0.599% | $1,179 | $196,700 | #2273 |
| Caldwell County | 0.598% | $1,150 | $192,200 | #2277 |
| Wilkes County | 0.594% | $1,002 | $168,800 | #2293 |
| Perquimans County | 0.593% | $1,375 | $231,700 | #2294 |
| Rutherford County | 0.584% | $1,178 | $201,800 | #2326 |
| Catawba County | 0.582% | $1,407 | $241,600 | #2331 |
| Camden County | 0.579% | $1,952 | $337,100 | #2340 |
| Lincoln County | 0.578% | $1,856 | $321,000 | #2342 |
| Graham County | 0.574% | $979 | $170,600 | #2361 |
| Union County | 0.574% | $2,396 | $417,300 | #2360 |
| Stanly County | 0.571% | $1,385 | $242,400 | #2370 |
| Alleghany County | 0.567% | $1,217 | $214,800 | #2391 |
| Buncombe County | 0.567% | $2,222 | $391,800 | #2387 |
| Haywood County | 0.567% | $1,583 | $279,200 | #2388 |
| Pamlico County | 0.562% | $1,218 | $216,800 | #2414 |
| New Hanover County | 0.543% | $2,105 | $387,800 | #2484 |
| Brunswick County | 0.540% | $1,890 | $349,800 | #2497 |
| Polk County | 0.539% | $1,697 | $315,000 | #2504 |
| McDowell County | 0.532% | $911 | $171,100 | #2527 |
| Moore County | 0.526% | $1,849 | $351,400 | #2545 |
| Dare County | 0.519% | $2,391 | $460,400 | #2581 |
| Mitchell County | 0.518% | $1,141 | $220,100 | #2584 |
| Henderson County | 0.515% | $1,810 | $351,400 | #2598 |
| Ashe County | 0.490% | $1,190 | $243,100 | #2661 |
| Madison County | 0.479% | $1,362 | $284,600 | #2701 |
| Yancey County | 0.476% | $1,157 | $243,100 | #2716 |
| Currituck County | 0.465% | $1,760 | $378,800 | #2747 |
| Cherokee County | 0.458% | $1,064 | $232,300 | #2769 |
| Transylvania County | 0.448% | $1,674 | $373,600 | #2801 |
| Carteret County | 0.427% | $1,423 | $333,300 | #2860 |
| Clay County | 0.426% | $1,186 | $278,400 | #2866 |
| Macon County | 0.426% | $1,074 | $251,900 | #2864 |
| Swain County | 0.415% | $859 | $207,000 | #2890 |
| Watauga County | 0.386% | $1,386 | $358,900 | #2950 |
| Avery County | 0.380% | $1,010 | $265,800 | #2966 |
| Jackson County | 0.343% | $976 | $284,700 | #3017 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in North Carolina?
- Statewide, North Carolina's effective property-tax rate is 0.656% — the state median real-estate taxes ($1,896) divided by the state median home value ($288,900), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which North Carolina county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; North Carolina's statewide figure is 0.656%.