In short
Homeowners in North Carolina paid a median $1,896 a year in property tax on a home with a median value of $288,900, 0.66% of the value (Census ACS 2020-2024), rank 36 of 51 including DC. Across its 100 counties, the ratio ranges from 0.34% in Jackson County to 1.15% in Halifax County; the highest median bill is in Orange County ($4,162).
Every county
| County | Tax ÷ value | Median tax, per year | Margin of error | Median home value | Owner-occupied homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax County | 1.15% | $1,216 | ±$67 | $106,200 | 12,830 |
| Northampton County | 1.08% | $1,239 | ±$85 | $114,500 | 5,860 |
| Martin County | 1.06% | $1,168 | ±$100 | $109,700 | 6,346 |
| Edgecombe County | 1.04% | $1,306 | ±$49 | $125,100 | 11,950 |
| Washington County | 0.99% | $1,252 | ±$145 | $125,900 | 3,227 |
| Hertford County | 0.98% | $1,168 | ±$85 | $119,200 | 5,581 |
| Cumberland County | 0.93% | $1,850 | ±$30 | $199,200 | 71,328 |
| Scotland County | 0.93% | $1,068 | ±$82 | $114,900 | 7,773 |
| Bladen County | 0.91% | $1,227 | ±$66 | $135,100 | 8,183 |
| Orange County | 0.91% | $4,162 | ±$147 | $459,500 | 36,606 |
| Greene County | 0.89% | $1,041 | ±$90 | $117,400 | 4,597 |
| Richmond County | 0.89% | $1,138 | ±$83 | $127,800 | 11,228 |
| Robeson County | 0.87% | $820 | ±$27 | $94,500 | 28,399 |
| Guilford County | 0.84% | $2,174 | ±$45 | $259,900 | 131,715 |
| Lenoir County | 0.84% | $1,015 | ±$72 | $120,500 | 13,826 |
| Pitt County | 0.83% | $1,734 | ±$66 | $208,900 | 38,344 |
| Tyrrell County | 0.81% | $1,331 | ±$414 | $164,500 | 1,204 |
| Bertie County | 0.79% | $778 | ±$85 | $98,500 | 5,194 |
| Durham County | 0.79% | $3,092 | ±$70 | $389,400 | 78,724 |
| Forsyth County | 0.79% | $1,984 | ±$41 | $250,400 | 101,645 |
| Hyde County | 0.79% | $975 | ±$366 | $124,000 | 1,395 |
| Wilson County | 0.79% | $1,471 | ±$56 | $186,000 | 19,856 |
| Vance County | 0.78% | $1,256 | ±$65 | $161,500 | 9,712 |
| Anson County | 0.77% | $1,141 | ±$63 | $148,600 | 5,857 |
| Columbus County | 0.77% | $1,120 | ±$67 | $146,000 | 14,252 |
| Gates County | 0.76% | $1,296 | ±$86 | $170,800 | 3,390 |
| Gaston County | 0.75% | $1,982 | ±$51 | $266,000 | 62,554 |
| Rockingham County | 0.75% | $1,258 | ±$33 | $168,600 | 28,545 |
| Sampson County | 0.75% | $1,130 | ±$57 | $150,700 | 15,948 |
| Jones County | 0.74% | $964 | ±$97 | $130,300 | 3,277 |
| Lee County | 0.74% | $1,785 | ±$86 | $240,200 | 16,927 |
| Cabarrus County | 0.73% | $2,586 | ±$66 | $354,800 | 59,958 |
| Chowan County | 0.71% | $1,677 | ±$119 | $235,800 | 4,326 |
| Mecklenburg County | 0.71% | $2,890 | ±$29 | $406,800 | 257,167 |
| Nash County | 0.71% | $1,362 | ±$47 | $191,000 | 24,658 |
| Wake County | 0.71% | $3,260 | ±$35 | $461,300 | 295,069 |
| Warren County | 0.71% | $1,093 | ±$89 | $154,200 | 5,651 |
| Wayne County | 0.7% | $1,249 | ±$54 | $178,700 | 29,195 |
| Caswell County | 0.69% | $1,140 | ±$87 | $164,500 | 6,637 |
| Duplin County | 0.69% | $950 | ±$62 | $137,400 | 14,621 |
| Harnett County | 0.69% | $1,689 | ±$50 | $246,200 | 35,404 |
| Burke County | 0.68% | $1,253 | ±$46 | $185,400 | 27,054 |
| Beaufort County | 0.67% | $1,300 | ±$71 | $192,700 | 13,478 |
| Granville County | 0.67% | $1,664 | ±$99 | $247,700 | 17,325 |
| Hoke County | 0.67% | $1,465 | ±$56 | $219,300 | 14,053 |
| Pasquotank County | 0.67% | $1,573 | ±$81 | $234,600 | 10,653 |
| Randolph County | 0.67% | $1,324 | ±$32 | $197,100 | 41,868 |
| Yadkin County | 0.67% | $1,220 | ±$49 | $181,200 | 11,546 |
| Franklin County | 0.65% | $1,834 | ±$69 | $284,300 | 22,420 |
| Rowan County | 0.65% | $1,554 | ±$53 | $238,400 | 42,593 |
| Chatham County | 0.64% | $2,847 | ±$130 | $446,200 | 26,591 |
| Cleveland County | 0.64% | $1,286 | ±$44 | $200,000 | 27,540 |
| Montgomery County | 0.64% | $1,037 | ±$76 | $161,700 | 7,981 |
| Onslow County | 0.64% | $1,502 | ±$44 | $236,400 | 47,971 |
| Craven County | 0.63% | $1,450 | ±$48 | $231,600 | 29,343 |
| Davie County | 0.63% | $1,595 | ±$82 | $253,900 | 14,204 |
| Pender County | 0.63% | $1,883 | ±$119 | $299,000 | 20,916 |
| Alamance County | 0.62% | $1,494 | ±$46 | $241,500 | 45,543 |
| Johnston County | 0.62% | $1,908 | ±$41 | $305,600 | 65,092 |
| Person County | 0.62% | $1,328 | ±$76 | $213,900 | 12,414 |
| Iredell County | 0.61% | $1,952 | ±$67 | $321,400 | 54,856 |
| Alexander County | 0.6% | $1,269 | ±$51 | $211,800 | 11,397 |
| Caldwell County | 0.6% | $1,150 | ±$55 | $192,200 | 24,209 |
| Davidson County | 0.6% | $1,320 | ±$36 | $219,100 | 51,944 |
| Stokes County | 0.6% | $1,179 | ±$56 | $196,700 | 15,478 |
| Surry County | 0.6% | $1,071 | ±$40 | $177,600 | 21,930 |
| Perquimans County | 0.59% | $1,375 | ±$118 | $231,700 | 4,297 |
| Wilkes County | 0.59% | $1,002 | ±$53 | $168,800 | 19,928 |
| Camden County | 0.58% | $1,952 | ±$176 | $337,100 | 3,293 |
| Catawba County | 0.58% | $1,407 | ±$34 | $241,600 | 47,794 |
| Lincoln County | 0.58% | $1,856 | ±$76 | $321,000 | 29,052 |
| Rutherford County | 0.58% | $1,178 | ±$51 | $201,800 | 19,684 |
| Alleghany County | 0.57% | $1,217 | ±$99 | $214,800 | 3,853 |
| Buncombe County | 0.57% | $2,222 | ±$56 | $391,800 | 67,411 |
| Graham County | 0.57% | $979 | ±$133 | $170,600 | 2,844 |
| Haywood County | 0.57% | $1,583 | ±$56 | $279,200 | 20,314 |
| Stanly County | 0.57% | $1,385 | ±$51 | $242,400 | 18,792 |
| Union County | 0.57% | $2,396 | ±$52 | $417,300 | 68,778 |
| Pamlico County | 0.56% | $1,218 | ±$81 | $216,800 | 4,522 |
| Brunswick County | 0.54% | $1,890 | ±$42 | $349,800 | 58,472 |
| New Hanover County | 0.54% | $2,105 | ±$68 | $387,800 | 64,383 |
| Polk County | 0.54% | $1,697 | ±$85 | $315,000 | 6,902 |
| McDowell County | 0.53% | $911 | ±$73 | $171,100 | 14,088 |
| Moore County | 0.53% | $1,849 | ±$71 | $351,400 | 33,621 |
| Dare County | 0.52% | $2,391 | ±$97 | $460,400 | 13,202 |
| Henderson County | 0.52% | $1,810 | ±$62 | $351,400 | 38,311 |
| Mitchell County | 0.52% | $1,141 | ±$107 | $220,100 | 5,023 |
| Ashe County | 0.49% | $1,190 | ±$76 | $243,100 | 9,685 |
| Madison County | 0.48% | $1,362 | ±$66 | $284,600 | 6,461 |
| Yancey County | 0.48% | $1,157 | ±$82 | $243,100 | 6,457 |
| Cherokee County | 0.46% | $1,064 | ±$76 | $232,300 | 11,083 |
| Currituck County | 0.46% | $1,760 | ±$64 | $378,800 | 10,337 |
| Transylvania County | 0.45% | $1,674 | ±$93 | $373,600 | 10,889 |
| Carteret County | 0.43% | $1,423 | ±$32 | $333,300 | 23,885 |
| Clay County | 0.43% | $1,186 | ±$100 | $278,400 | 4,125 |
| Macon County | 0.43% | $1,074 | ±$54 | $251,900 | 14,285 |
| Swain County | 0.41% | $859 | ±$118 | $207,000 | 4,369 |
| Watauga County | 0.39% | $1,386 | ±$51 | $358,900 | 13,157 |
| Avery County | 0.38% | $1,010 | ±$114 | $265,800 | 5,637 |
| Jackson County | 0.34% | $976 | ±$66 | $284,700 | 11,201 |
| North Carolina | 0.66% | $1,896 | ±$8 | $288,900 | 2,853,493 |
Owner-occupied homes, five-year estimates 2020-2024; 90% margins of error as published. “Tax ÷ value” is the median tax divided by the median value, a ratio of two medians. The Census caps reported taxes at $10,000 and values at $2,000,000: where a median hits the cap, the ratio is approximate. In small counties the margin of error can be large.
Questions
What is the property tax rate in North Carolina?
The median tax paid by owner-occupants, $1,896 a year, is 0.66% of the median home value ($288,900), ACS 2020-2024. Your own bill depends on your assessed value, local levies and exemptions.
Which county in North Carolina has the highest property tax?
As a share of home value: Halifax County (1.15%), Northampton County (1.08%), Martin County (1.06%). In dollars: Orange County ($4,162), Wake County ($3,260), Durham County ($3,092).
How property tax works in North Carolina, exemptions and appeals: North Carolina property tax guide. All states: property tax by county.
General information drawn from the official sources cited and dated on this page. It is not legal, tax or financial advice: for your own situation, ask a licensed professional.