Property taxes in North Carolina
At $1,877, the median annual property tax bill in North Carolina is 48% below the national figure of $3,580, ranking 37 of 52, with Orange County the highest county at $3,944.
Two houses with the same price can carry very different tax bills. That gap is decided county by county.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County | $3,944 | 1.00% of value |
| 2 | Wake County | $2,894 | 0.75% of value |
| 3 | Durham County | $2,891 | 0.93% of value |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County | $2,663 | 0.80% of value |
| 5 | Chatham County | $2,578 | 0.69% of value |
| 6 | Cabarrus County | $2,291 | 0.81% of value |
| 7 | Union County | $2,195 | 0.65% of value |
| 8 | Dare County | $2,128 | 0.55% of value |
| 9 | Buncombe County | $2,012 | 0.61% of value |
| 10 | New Hanover County | $1,996 | 0.62% of value |
| 11 | Guilford County | $1,982 | 0.92% of value |
| 12 | Forsyth County | $1,841 | 0.89% of value |
| 13 | Pender County | $1,796 | 0.75% of value |
| 14 | Cumberland County | $1,767 | 1.06% of value |
| 15 | Gaston County | $1,766 | 0.85% of value |
| 16 | Iredell County | $1,759 | 0.67% of value |
| 17 | Johnston County | $1,754 | 0.73% of value |
| 18 | Camden County | $1,689 | 0.65% of value |
| 19 | Moore County | $1,680 | 0.59% of value |
| 20 | Brunswick County | $1,659 | 0.58% of value |
| 21 | Granville County | $1,648 | 0.79% of value |
| 22 | Lee County | $1,637 | 0.88% of value |
| 23 | Franklin County | $1,635 | 0.78% of value |
| 24 | Harnett County | $1,556 | 0.79% of value |
| 25 | Pitt County | $1,555 | 0.87% of value |
| 26 | Henderson County | $1,534 | 0.53% of value |
| 27 | Davie County | $1,525 | 0.70% of value |
| 28 | Pasquotank County | $1,502 | 0.75% of value |
| 29 | Polk County | $1,489 | 0.58% of value |
| 30 | Currituck County | $1,480 | 0.47% of value |
| 31 | Haywood County | $1,476 | 0.65% of value |
| 32 | Lincoln County | $1,472 | 0.61% of value |
| 33 | Transylvania County | $1,418 | 0.47% of value |
| 34 | Wilson County | $1,413 | 0.92% of value |
| 35 | Alamance County | $1,385 | 0.70% of value |
| 36 | Craven County | $1,351 | 0.70% of value |
| 37 | Perquimans County | $1,338 | 0.63% of value |
| 38 | Onslow County | $1,331 | 0.68% of value |
| 39 | Rowan County | $1,331 | 0.71% of value |
| 40 | Stanly County | $1,329 | 0.70% of value |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median real-estate tax bill shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
The effective rate we show is our own calculation: median real-estate taxes paid divided by median home value in the same place. It is a comparison tool, not a millage rate, and it does not account for exemptions, caps or assessment lags.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).