Highest property taxes in North Carolina: Census estimated rates
Ordered by median annual taxes paid divided by median home value. These are survey estimates, not local statutory tax rates.
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North Carolina county ranking
100 counties with usable estimates. Ties use FIPS order; rankings use unrounded ratios. Small displayed differences may reflect rounding or survey error.
| Rank | County | Estimated effective rate | Median home value | Median annual taxes paid | Owner-occupied units | Census sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax County, NC | 1.15% | $106,200 | $1,216 | 12,830 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 2 | Northampton County, NC | 1.08% | $114,500 | $1,239 | 5,860 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 3 | Martin County, NC | 1.06% | $109,700 | $1,168 | 6,346 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 4 | Edgecombe County, NC | 1.04% | $125,100 | $1,306 | 11,950 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 5 | Washington County, NC | 0.99% | $125,900 | $1,252 | 3,227 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 6 | Hertford County, NC | 0.98% | $119,200 | $1,168 | 5,581 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 7 | Scotland County, NC | 0.93% | $114,900 | $1,068 | 7,773 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 8 | Cumberland County, NC | 0.93% | $199,200 | $1,850 | 71,328 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 9 | Bladen County, NC | 0.91% | $135,100 | $1,227 | 8,183 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 10 | Orange County, NC | 0.91% | $459,500 | $4,162 | 36,606 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 11 | Richmond County, NC | 0.89% | $127,800 | $1,138 | 11,228 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 12 | Greene County, NC | 0.89% | $117,400 | $1,041 | 4,597 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 13 | Robeson County, NC | 0.87% | $94,500 | $820 | 28,399 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 14 | Lenoir County, NC | 0.84% | $120,500 | $1,015 | 13,826 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 15 | Guilford County, NC | 0.84% | $259,900 | $2,174 | 131,715 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 16 | Pitt County, NC | 0.83% | $208,900 | $1,734 | 38,344 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 17 | Tyrrell County, NC | 0.81% | $164,500 | $1,331 | 1,204 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 18 | Durham County, NC | 0.79% | $389,400 | $3,092 | 78,724 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 19 | Forsyth County, NC | 0.79% | $250,400 | $1,984 | 101,645 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 20 | Wilson County, NC | 0.79% | $186,000 | $1,471 | 19,856 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 21 | Bertie County, NC | 0.79% | $98,500 | $778 | 5,194 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 22 | Hyde County, NC | 0.79% | $124,000 | $975 | 1,395 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 23 | Vance County, NC | 0.78% | $161,500 | $1,256 | 9,712 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 24 | Anson County, NC | 0.77% | $148,600 | $1,141 | 5,857 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 25 | Columbus County, NC | 0.77% | $146,000 | $1,120 | 14,252 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 26 | Gates County, NC | 0.76% | $170,800 | $1,296 | 3,390 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 27 | Sampson County, NC | 0.75% | $150,700 | $1,130 | 15,948 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 28 | Rockingham County, NC | 0.75% | $168,600 | $1,258 | 28,545 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 29 | Gaston County, NC | 0.75% | $266,000 | $1,982 | 62,554 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 30 | Lee County, NC | 0.74% | $240,200 | $1,785 | 16,927 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 31 | Jones County, NC | 0.74% | $130,300 | $964 | 3,277 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 32 | Cabarrus County, NC | 0.73% | $354,800 | $2,586 | 59,958 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 33 | Nash County, NC | 0.71% | $191,000 | $1,362 | 24,658 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 34 | Chowan County, NC | 0.71% | $235,800 | $1,677 | 4,326 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 35 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.71% | $406,800 | $2,890 | 257,167 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 36 | Warren County, NC | 0.71% | $154,200 | $1,093 | 5,651 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 37 | Wake County, NC | 0.71% | $461,300 | $3,260 | 295,069 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 38 | Wayne County, NC | 0.70% | $178,700 | $1,249 | 29,195 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 39 | Caswell County, NC | 0.69% | $164,500 | $1,140 | 6,637 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 40 | Duplin County, NC | 0.69% | $137,400 | $950 | 14,621 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 41 | Harnett County, NC | 0.69% | $246,200 | $1,689 | 35,404 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 42 | Burke County, NC | 0.68% | $185,400 | $1,253 | 27,054 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 43 | Beaufort County, NC | 0.67% | $192,700 | $1,300 | 13,478 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 44 | Yadkin County, NC | 0.67% | $181,200 | $1,220 | 11,546 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 45 | Granville County, NC | 0.67% | $247,700 | $1,664 | 17,325 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 46 | Randolph County, NC | 0.67% | $197,100 | $1,324 | 41,868 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 47 | Pasquotank County, NC | 0.67% | $234,600 | $1,573 | 10,653 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 48 | Hoke County, NC | 0.67% | $219,300 | $1,465 | 14,053 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 49 | Rowan County, NC | 0.65% | $238,400 | $1,554 | 42,593 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 50 | Franklin County, NC | 0.65% | $284,300 | $1,834 | 22,420 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 51 | Cleveland County, NC | 0.64% | $200,000 | $1,286 | 27,540 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 52 | Montgomery County, NC | 0.64% | $161,700 | $1,037 | 7,981 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 53 | Chatham County, NC | 0.64% | $446,200 | $2,847 | 26,591 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 54 | Onslow County, NC | 0.64% | $236,400 | $1,502 | 47,971 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 55 | Pender County, NC | 0.63% | $299,000 | $1,883 | 20,916 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 56 | Davie County, NC | 0.63% | $253,900 | $1,595 | 14,204 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 57 | Craven County, NC | 0.63% | $231,600 | $1,450 | 29,343 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 58 | Johnston County, NC | 0.62% | $305,600 | $1,908 | 65,092 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 59 | Person County, NC | 0.62% | $213,900 | $1,328 | 12,414 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 60 | Alamance County, NC | 0.62% | $241,500 | $1,494 | 45,543 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 61 | Iredell County, NC | 0.61% | $321,400 | $1,952 | 54,856 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 62 | Surry County, NC | 0.60% | $177,600 | $1,071 | 21,930 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 63 | Davidson County, NC | 0.60% | $219,100 | $1,320 | 51,944 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 64 | Stokes County, NC | 0.60% | $196,700 | $1,179 | 15,478 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 65 | Alexander County, NC | 0.60% | $211,800 | $1,269 | 11,397 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 66 | Caldwell County, NC | 0.60% | $192,200 | $1,150 | 24,209 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 67 | Wilkes County, NC | 0.59% | $168,800 | $1,002 | 19,928 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 68 | Perquimans County, NC | 0.59% | $231,700 | $1,375 | 4,297 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 69 | Rutherford County, NC | 0.58% | $201,800 | $1,178 | 19,684 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 70 | Catawba County, NC | 0.58% | $241,600 | $1,407 | 47,794 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 71 | Camden County, NC | 0.58% | $337,100 | $1,952 | 3,293 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 72 | Lincoln County, NC | 0.58% | $321,000 | $1,856 | 29,052 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 73 | Union County, NC | 0.57% | $417,300 | $2,396 | 68,778 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 74 | Graham County, NC | 0.57% | $170,600 | $979 | 2,844 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 75 | Stanly County, NC | 0.57% | $242,400 | $1,385 | 18,792 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 76 | Buncombe County, NC | 0.57% | $391,800 | $2,222 | 67,411 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 77 | Haywood County, NC | 0.57% | $279,200 | $1,583 | 20,314 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 78 | Alleghany County, NC | 0.57% | $214,800 | $1,217 | 3,853 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 79 | Pamlico County, NC | 0.56% | $216,800 | $1,218 | 4,522 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 80 | New Hanover County, NC | 0.54% | $387,800 | $2,105 | 64,383 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 81 | Brunswick County, NC | 0.54% | $349,800 | $1,890 | 58,472 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 82 | Polk County, NC | 0.54% | $315,000 | $1,697 | 6,902 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 83 | McDowell County, NC | 0.53% | $171,100 | $911 | 14,088 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 84 | Moore County, NC | 0.53% | $351,400 | $1,849 | 33,621 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 85 | Dare County, NC | 0.52% | $460,400 | $2,391 | 13,202 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 86 | Mitchell County, NC | 0.52% | $220,100 | $1,141 | 5,023 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 87 | Henderson County, NC | 0.52% | $351,400 | $1,810 | 38,311 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 88 | Ashe County, NC | 0.49% | $243,100 | $1,190 | 9,685 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 89 | Madison County, NC | 0.48% | $284,600 | $1,362 | 6,461 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 90 | Yancey County, NC | 0.48% | $243,100 | $1,157 | 6,457 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 91 | Currituck County, NC | 0.46% | $378,800 | $1,760 | 10,337 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 92 | Cherokee County, NC | 0.46% | $232,300 | $1,064 | 11,083 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 93 | Transylvania County, NC | 0.45% | $373,600 | $1,674 | 10,889 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 94 | Carteret County, NC | 0.43% | $333,300 | $1,423 | 23,885 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 95 | Macon County, NC | 0.43% | $251,900 | $1,074 | 14,285 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 96 | Clay County, NC | 0.43% | $278,400 | $1,186 | 4,125 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 97 | Swain County, NC | 0.41% | $207,000 | $859 | 4,369 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 98 | Watauga County, NC | 0.39% | $358,900 | $1,386 | 13,157 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 99 | Avery County, NC | 0.38% | $265,800 | $1,010 | 5,637 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 100 | Jackson County, NC | 0.34% | $284,700 | $976 | 11,201 | Value / Tax / Units |
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