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North Carolina Property & Real Estate Taxes

$1,209.00

Median Property Tax In North Carolina

0.78%

Median Property Tax
As Percentage Of Home Value

2.16%

Median Property Tax
As Percentage Of Income
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$155,500.00

Median Home Value In North Carolina

$55,928.00

Median Income In North Carolina

The median property tax in North Carolina is $1,209.00 per year, based on a median home value of $155,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.78%. You can look up your recent appraisal by filling out the form below.

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North Carolina's Median Property Tax Is Lower Than Average

36th out of 50

By median yearly property tax

31st out of 50

By percentage of median home value

34th out of 50

By percentage of median income

North Carolina collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all states by property tax collections. Lower real estate taxes may be offset by higher state sales or income taxes. Higher property taxes in dollars may also be the result of higher property values than other states.

North Carolina Property Taxes By County

While this page shows statewide North Carolina property tax statistics, more precise property tax statistics can be found at county level. North Carolina has a total of one hundred no counties, and each county has a unique process for assessing and calculating property tax.

If you would like to estimate the property tax on a home like yours in North Carolina, enter your most recent property valuation in the property tax estimator below. Results are based on median taxes in all counties, and will open in a new page.

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All of the counties in North Carolina are listed in the table below, sorted by median property tax from highest to lowest, left to right. Choose your county from the list below for more information about your local property tax. To compare property taxes in different counties, try out our interactive property tax map of North Carolina.

Counties in North Carolina
Orange County Durham County Mecklenburg County Wake County
Guilford County Chatham County Union County Dare County
Forsyth County Cabarrus County New Hanover County Cumberland County
Buncombe County Gaston County Moore County Lee County
Camden County Pitt County Johnston County Pasquotank County
Davie County Polk County Franklin County Lincoln County
Henderson County Wilson County Harnett County Perquimans County
Alamance County Pender County Stanly County Iredell County
Haywood County Craven County Granville County Carteret County
Rowan County Nash County Brunswick County Chowan County
Currituck County Watauga County Washington County Gates County
Hoke County Columbus County Halifax County Wayne County
Yadkin County Lenoir County Catawba County Vance County
Cleveland County Davidson County Rockingham County Pamlico County
Edgecombe County Randolph County Onslow County Madison County
Transylvania County Hertford County Person County Scotland County
Surry County Warren County Caldwell County Stokes County
Burke County Martin County Tyrrell County Cherokee County
Greene County Rutherford County Richmond County Northampton County
Ashe County Caswell County Sampson County Wilkes County
Beaufort County Hyde County Robeson County Bladen County
Duplin County Jackson County Alleghany County Macon County
Anson County Alexander County Jones County Yancey County
Clay County Swain County Mitchell County Avery County
Graham County McDowell County Bertie County Montgomery County  

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Data Sources: Our property tax data is based on a 5-year study of median property tax rates conducted from 2006 through 2010.

United States Census Property Tax Data
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey, 2006-2010
The Tax Foundation Property Tax Data
The Tax Foundation
Property Tax Calculations, July 2012
northcarolina Property Tax Data
North Carolina Department of Revenue
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