North Carolina Property Taxes by County
What will owning cost each year and at closing?
About these estimates
Yearly tax is your price times the county’s typical effective rate from Census survey data. Your actual bill depends on how the county values the home. Closing costs shown are the ones we have data for: title insurance, recording and transfer tax.
Median annual real estate taxes paid and the effective rate (tax divided by median home value) for all 100 North Carolina counties, highest rate first, per the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Choose your county to see the answer.
CountyHouseholdIncomePriceSavings
More about taxes and fees
North Carolina counties
| County | Median tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton County | $1,232 | 1.21% | $102,200 |
| Halifax County | $1,163 | 1.13% | $102,500 |
| Washington County | $1,202 | 1.12% | $107,000 |
| Edgecombe County | $1,282 | 1.1% | $116,800 |
| Martin County | $1,176 | 1.07% | $109,900 |
| Cumberland County | $1,823 | 0.99% | $183,700 |
| Hertford County | $1,083 | 0.97% | $111,100 |
| Orange County | $4,105 | 0.96% | $428,500 |
| Anson County | $1,113 | 0.93% | $119,300 |
| Richmond County | $1,122 | 0.93% | $120,800 |
| Scotland County | $999 | 0.91% | $109,900 |
| Bladen County | $1,137 | 0.9% | $125,800 |
| Robeson County | $799 | 0.9% | $88,600 |
| Tyrrell County | $1,233 | 0.89% | $138,400 |
| Guilford County | $2,075 | 0.88% | $234,900 |
| Lenoir County | $985 | 0.88% | $111,400 |
| Columbus County | $1,120 | 0.87% | $128,300 |
| Greene County | $990 | 0.87% | $114,000 |
| Forsyth County | $1,934 | 0.85% | $227,800 |
| Pitt County | $1,649 | 0.85% | $194,300 |
| Warren County | $1,059 | 0.85% | $124,700 |
| Durham County | $2,951 | 0.84% | $351,700 |
| Wilson County | $1,428 | 0.83% | $171,800 |
| Sampson County | $1,051 | 0.82% | $128,400 |
| Vance County | $1,179 | 0.81% | $146,300 |
| Bertie County | $764 | 0.8% | $95,800 |
| Gaston County | $1,872 | 0.8% | $235,000 |
| Lee County | $1,707 | 0.8% | $213,800 |
| Rockingham County | $1,230 | 0.79% | $156,000 |
| Gates County | $1,273 | 0.78% | $163,900 |
| Nash County | $1,320 | 0.77% | $171,100 |
| Cabarrus County | $2,429 | 0.76% | $318,600 |
| Jones County | $926 | 0.76% | $122,600 |
| Mecklenburg County | $2,780 | 0.75% | $371,200 |
| Duplin County | $912 | 0.74% | $123,200 |
| Harnett County | $1,642 | 0.74% | $220,700 |
| Wayne County | $1,210 | 0.74% | $162,700 |
| Franklin County | $1,732 | 0.72% | $240,900 |
| Granville County | $1,694 | 0.72% | $235,700 |
| Randolph County | $1,236 | 0.72% | $171,600 |
| Wake County | $3,023 | 0.71% | $422,800 |
| Beaufort County | $1,277 | 0.7% | $181,200 |
| Burke County | $1,191 | 0.7% | $170,500 |
| Montgomery County | $1,057 | 0.7% | $150,300 |
| Pender County | $1,858 | 0.7% | $267,100 |
| Chowan County | $1,403 | 0.69% | $204,400 |
| Cleveland County | $1,240 | 0.69% | $180,200 |
| Hoke County | $1,357 | 0.69% | $196,000 |
| Johnston County | $1,840 | 0.69% | $267,600 |
| Pasquotank County | $1,547 | 0.69% | $223,300 |
| Yadkin County | $1,210 | 0.69% | $176,400 |
| Caswell County | $1,023 | 0.68% | $151,200 |
| Chatham County | $2,671 | 0.67% | $397,800 |
| Craven County | $1,372 | 0.67% | $206,200 |
| Davie County | $1,570 | 0.67% | $235,300 |
| Person County | $1,288 | 0.67% | $192,800 |
| Alamance County | $1,440 | 0.65% | $221,200 |
| Onslow County | $1,431 | 0.65% | $219,500 |
| Rowan County | $1,411 | 0.65% | $216,100 |
| Caldwell County | $1,112 | 0.64% | $174,000 |
| Alexander County | $1,199 | 0.63% | $190,000 |
| Davidson County | $1,262 | 0.63% | $200,100 |
| Hyde County | $753 | 0.63% | $119,600 |
| Iredell County | $1,843 | 0.63% | $292,300 |
| Camden County | $1,784 | 0.62% | $289,800 |
| Perquimans County | $1,316 | 0.62% | $211,600 |
| Stanly County | $1,334 | 0.62% | $214,300 |
| Stokes County | $1,158 | 0.62% | $186,800 |
| Surry County | $1,033 | 0.62% | $166,400 |
| Wilkes County | $1,003 | 0.62% | $161,400 |
| Union County | $2,298 | 0.61% | $374,400 |
| Alleghany County | $1,202 | 0.6% | $199,000 |
| Buncombe County | $2,163 | 0.6% | $360,000 |
| Catawba County | $1,319 | 0.6% | $218,100 |
| Haywood County | $1,532 | 0.6% | $254,900 |
| Pamlico County | $1,257 | 0.6% | $209,800 |
| Lincoln County | $1,660 | 0.59% | $279,500 |
| New Hanover County | $2,075 | 0.59% | $353,700 |
| Polk County | $1,627 | 0.58% | $281,100 |
| Rutherford County | $1,053 | 0.58% | $180,800 |
| Brunswick County | $1,789 | 0.57% | $314,700 |
| Moore County | $1,784 | 0.57% | $315,300 |
| Graham County | $842 | 0.54% | $155,800 |
| Dare County | $2,245 | 0.53% | $425,400 |
| Henderson County | $1,667 | 0.52% | $317,800 |
| McDowell County | $871 | 0.52% | $168,300 |
| Ashe County | $1,136 | 0.51% | $221,900 |
| Cherokee County | $1,045 | 0.5% | $208,700 |
| Madison County | $1,307 | 0.5% | $263,500 |
| Mitchell County | $1,014 | 0.5% | $202,100 |
| Yancey County | $1,058 | 0.48% | $222,300 |
| Currituck County | $1,600 | 0.46% | $351,200 |
| Transylvania County | $1,539 | 0.46% | $336,100 |
| Carteret County | $1,369 | 0.45% | $304,200 |
| Clay County | $1,188 | 0.45% | $263,300 |
| Macon County | $979 | 0.43% | $229,000 |
| Avery County | $966 | 0.41% | $233,200 |
| Watauga County | $1,334 | 0.41% | $321,500 |
| Swain County | $844 | 0.4% | $209,800 |
| Jackson County | $938 | 0.37% | $253,900 |
Sources
Figures are computed from the documents above and rounded to the dollar. All sources.
Browse by state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming