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North Carolina property tax, in one number.
0.66%effective tax rate on a home's value
The typical North Carolina homeowner pays $1,896 a year on a $288,900 home. That's well below the U.S. rate (0.94%).
Estimate my taxCensus ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Rate = median tax paid ÷ median home value.
Data from public sources
U.S. Census BureauAmerican Community Survey2020–2024 estimates
North Carolina at a glance
Statewide medians across 2,853,493 owner-occupied homes.
$288,900
Median home value
$1,896
Median tax paid
$2,115
With a mortgage
$1,524
Mortgage paid off
66.6%
Of homes owner-occupied
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Estimate only. Uses average effective rates and doesn't apply homestead, senior or other exemptions, which lower many bills.
Estimated yearly tax
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−0.24 pts
Rate change since 2015
From 0.85% (2015) to 0.61% (2024), ACS 1-year
- Bills are up, rates are down.The median tax paid rose from $1,365 in 2015 to $2,044 in 2024 (+50%), while home values rose 108%. That pushed the effective rate down.
- 36th highest rate in the U.S.Among the 50 states and D.C., ranked by median tax paid divided by median home value.
- Mortgage holders pay more.Homes with a mortgage paid a median $2,115, versus $1,524 for homes owned outright, often because they're newer, higher-value or more recently reassessed.
The data, charted
Median tax paid & effective rate
North Carolina, ACS 1-year estimates (2020 not released)
Median tax paidEffective rate
Highest effective rates
North Carolina counties, ACS 2020–2024
Lowest effective rates
North Carolina counties, ACS 2020–2024
Owners vs renters
4,282,345 occupied homes, ACS 2020–2024
Owner-occupied 66.6%Renter-occupied 33.4%
All 100 North Carolina counties
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| Alamance | $1,494 | $241,500 | 0.62% |
| Alexander | $1,269 | $211,800 | 0.60% |
| Alleghany | $1,217 | $214,800 | 0.57% |
| Anson | $1,141 | $148,600 | 0.77% |
| Ashe | $1,190 | $243,100 | 0.49% |
| Avery | $1,010 | $265,800 | 0.38% |
| Beaufort | $1,300 | $192,700 | 0.67% |
| Bertie | $778 | $98,500 | 0.79% |
| Bladen | $1,227 | $135,100 | 0.91% |
| Brunswick | $1,890 | $349,800 | 0.54% |
| Buncombe | $2,222 | $391,800 | 0.57% |
| Burke | $1,253 | $185,400 | 0.68% |
| Cabarrus | $2,586 | $354,800 | 0.73% |
| Caldwell | $1,150 | $192,200 | 0.60% |
| Camden | $1,952 | $337,100 | 0.58% |
| Carteret | $1,423 | $333,300 | 0.43% |
| Caswell | $1,140 | $164,500 | 0.69% |
| Catawba | $1,407 | $241,600 | 0.58% |
| Chatham | $2,847 | $446,200 | 0.64% |
| Cherokee | $1,064 | $232,300 | 0.46% |
| Chowan | $1,677 | $235,800 | 0.71% |
| Clay | $1,186 | $278,400 | 0.43% |
| Cleveland | $1,286 | $200,000 | 0.64% |
| Columbus | $1,120 | $146,000 | 0.77% |
| Craven | $1,450 | $231,600 | 0.63% |
| Cumberland | $1,850 | $199,200 | 0.93% |
| Currituck | $1,760 | $378,800 | 0.46% |
| Dare | $2,391 | $460,400 | 0.52% |
| Davidson | $1,320 | $219,100 | 0.60% |
| Davie | $1,595 | $253,900 | 0.63% |
| Duplin | $950 | $137,400 | 0.69% |
| Durham | $3,092 | $389,400 | 0.79% |
| Edgecombe | $1,306 | $125,100 | 1.04% |
| Forsyth | $1,984 | $250,400 | 0.79% |
| Franklin | $1,834 | $284,300 | 0.65% |
| Gaston | $1,982 | $266,000 | 0.75% |
| Gates | $1,296 | $170,800 | 0.76% |
| Graham | $979 | $170,600 | 0.57% |
| Granville | $1,664 | $247,700 | 0.67% |
| Greene | $1,041 | $117,400 | 0.89% |
| Guilford | $2,174 | $259,900 | 0.84% |
| Halifax | $1,216 | $106,200 | 1.15% |
| Harnett | $1,689 | $246,200 | 0.69% |
| Haywood | $1,583 | $279,200 | 0.57% |
| Henderson | $1,810 | $351,400 | 0.52% |
| Hertford | $1,168 | $119,200 | 0.98% |
| Hoke | $1,465 | $219,300 | 0.67% |
| Hyde | $975 | $124,000 | 0.79% |
| Iredell | $1,952 | $321,400 | 0.61% |
| Jackson | $976 | $284,700 | 0.34% |
| Johnston | $1,908 | $305,600 | 0.62% |
| Jones | $964 | $130,300 | 0.74% |
| Lee | $1,785 | $240,200 | 0.74% |
| Lenoir | $1,015 | $120,500 | 0.84% |
| Lincoln | $1,856 | $321,000 | 0.58% |
| Macon | $1,074 | $251,900 | 0.43% |
| Madison | $1,362 | $284,600 | 0.48% |
| Martin | $1,168 | $109,700 | 1.06% |
| McDowell | $911 | $171,100 | 0.53% |
| Mecklenburg | $2,890 | $406,800 | 0.71% |
| Mitchell | $1,141 | $220,100 | 0.52% |
| Montgomery | $1,037 | $161,700 | 0.64% |
| Moore | $1,849 | $351,400 | 0.53% |
| Nash | $1,362 | $191,000 | 0.71% |
| New Hanover | $2,105 | $387,800 | 0.54% |
| Northampton | $1,239 | $114,500 | 1.08% |
| Onslow | $1,502 | $236,400 | 0.64% |
| Orange | $4,162 | $459,500 | 0.91% |
| Pamlico | $1,218 | $216,800 | 0.56% |
| Pasquotank | $1,573 | $234,600 | 0.67% |
| Pender | $1,883 | $299,000 | 0.63% |
| Perquimans | $1,375 | $231,700 | 0.59% |
| Person | $1,328 | $213,900 | 0.62% |
| Pitt | $1,734 | $208,900 | 0.83% |
| Polk | $1,697 | $315,000 | 0.54% |
| Randolph | $1,324 | $197,100 | 0.67% |
| Richmond | $1,138 | $127,800 | 0.89% |
| Robeson | $820 | $94,500 | 0.87% |
| Rockingham | $1,258 | $168,600 | 0.75% |
| Rowan | $1,554 | $238,400 | 0.65% |
| Rutherford | $1,178 | $201,800 | 0.58% |
| Sampson | $1,130 | $150,700 | 0.75% |
| Scotland | $1,068 | $114,900 | 0.93% |
| Stanly | $1,385 | $242,400 | 0.57% |
| Stokes | $1,179 | $196,700 | 0.60% |
| Surry | $1,071 | $177,600 | 0.60% |
| Swain | $859 | $207,000 | 0.41% |
| Transylvania | $1,674 | $373,600 | 0.45% |
| Tyrrell | $1,331 | $164,500 | 0.81% |
| Union | $2,396 | $417,300 | 0.57% |
| Vance | $1,256 | $161,500 | 0.78% |
| Wake | $3,260 | $461,300 | 0.71% |
| Warren | $1,093 | $154,200 | 0.71% |
| Washington | $1,252 | $125,900 | 0.99% |
| Watauga | $1,386 | $358,900 | 0.39% |
| Wayne | $1,249 | $178,700 | 0.70% |
| Wilkes | $1,002 | $168,800 | 0.59% |
| Wilson | $1,471 | $186,000 | 0.79% |
| Yadkin | $1,220 | $181,200 | 0.67% |
| Yancey | $1,157 | $243,100 | 0.48% |
Cities and towns in North Carolina
131 places with at least 2,000 owner-occupied homes and reliable survey data, largest first.
- Charlotte0.73% · $2,808
- Raleigh0.73% · $3,048
- Durham0.83% · $3,263
- Greensboro0.93% · $2,286
- Winston-Salem0.87% · $2,025
- Cary0.71% · $4,142
- Fayetteville1.02% · $1,915
- Wilmington0.67% · $2,558
- High Point0.96% · $2,258
- Concord0.78% · $2,757
- Asheville0.67% · $2,960
- Apex0.69% · $4,001
- Huntersville0.69% · $3,242
- Gastonia0.88% · $2,435
- Kannapolis0.87% · $2,407
- Burlington0.75% · $1,489
- Wake Forest0.81% · $3,853
- Greenville0.94% · $2,202
- Holly Springs0.76% · $4,087
- Mooresville0.86% · $3,381
- Rocky Mount0.88% · $1,461
- Indian Trail0.59% · $2,258
- Fuquay-Varina0.70% · $3,141
- Leland0.61% · $2,419
- Chapel Hill1.17% · $7,191
- Wilson0.88% · $1,860
- Hickory0.74% · $2,066
- Cornelius0.63% · $3,512
- Garner0.75% · $2,673
- Jacksonville0.89% · $1,870
- New Bern0.72% · $1,734
- Mint Hill0.67% · $2,866
- Monroe0.65% · $1,994
- Matthews0.68% · $3,047
- Kernersville0.94% · $2,732
- Salisbury0.86% · $2,082
- Pinehurst0.63% · $3,010
- Clayton0.79% · $2,597
- Thomasville0.81% · $1,446
- Clemmons0.69% · $2,304
- Statesville0.76% · $1,879
- Sanford0.87% · $2,145
- Shelby0.83% · $1,638
- Stallings0.64% · $2,740
- Murraysville0.46% · $1,470
- Waxhaw0.71% · $3,906
- Harrisburg0.71% · $3,391
- Morrisville0.79% · $4,078
- Goldsboro0.94% · $1,886
- Asheboro0.97% · $1,829
- Lenoir0.73% · $1,311
- Mount Holly0.85% · $2,866
- Knightdale0.74% · $2,828
- Mebane0.75% · $2,547
- Belmont0.94% · $3,702
- Davidson0.68% · $4,668
- Lewisville0.75% · $2,451
- Hope Mills1.11% · $2,111
- Lake Norman of Iredell0.48% · $4,228
- Graham0.67% · $1,570
- Weddington0.48% · $3,990
- Southern Pines0.62% · $2,799
- Oak Island0.69% · $3,156
- Carrboro1.28% · $6,888
- Myrtle Grove0.46% · $2,012
- Wendell0.72% · $2,396
- Newton0.79% · $1,473
- Albemarle0.68% · $1,396
- Kinston1.05% · $1,258
- Archdale0.85% · $1,682
- Morganton0.76% · $1,689
- Winterville0.77% · $1,893
- Hendersonville0.76% · $2,398
- Piney Green0.56% · $1,268
- Summerfield0.64% · $3,337
- Lake Norman of Catawba0.51% · $2,491
- Eden0.99% · $1,195
- Reidsville1.01% · $1,407
- St. James0.45% · $2,873
- Elizabeth City0.85% · $1,600
- St. Stephens0.46% · $985
- Rolesville0.80% · $4,273
- Anderson Creek0.67% · $1,881
- Lexington0.78% · $1,400
- Roanoke Rapids1.37% · $1,960
- Lumberton0.96% · $1,471
- Gibsonville0.83% · $2,481
- Wesley Chapel0.49% · $2,643
- Ogden0.52% · $2,416
- Smithfield0.85% · $2,069
- Waynesville0.61% · $1,706
- Fletcher0.59% · $1,964
- Kings Mountain0.63% · $1,279
- Etowah0.51% · $1,730
- Tarboro0.87% · $1,617
- Spout Springs0.71% · $2,544
- Porters Neck0.46% · $2,636
- Kings Grant0.43% · $1,289
- Mount Airy0.76% · $1,379
- Laurinburg1.04% · $1,396
- Hillsborough1.03% · $4,759
- Carolina Beach0.50% · $2,822
- Kill Devil Hills0.55% · $2,442
- Carolina Shores0.47% · $1,364
- Rockingham0.76% · $1,151
- Havelock0.85% · $1,758
- Oak Ridge0.62% · $3,294
- Morehead City0.47% · $1,678
- Black Mountain0.67% · $2,421
- Henderson1.08% · $1,340
- Boiling Spring Lakes0.60% · $1,757
- Aberdeen0.66% · $2,068
- Mills River0.50% · $2,199
- Hampstead0.69% · $2,775
- Lincolnton0.79% · $1,970
- Pineville0.67% · $2,633
- Conover0.64% · $1,723
- Silver Lake0.47% · $1,520
- Unionville0.54% · $1,820
- Washington0.84% · $1,729
- Trinity0.72% · $1,563
- Half Moon0.53% · $964
- Westport0.62% · $3,606
- King0.67% · $1,585
- Sunset Beach0.53% · $2,167
- Moyock0.47% · $1,892
- Stokesdale0.63% · $2,396
- Zebulon0.78% · $2,505
- Oxford0.72% · $1,410
- Dunn0.95% · $1,835
- Briar Chapel0.62% · $3,556
Good to know
What is the property tax rate in North Carolina?
The effective rate is about 0.66%. The median homeowner pays $1,896 a year on a home worth a median $288,900 (ACS 2020–2024). The legal tax rates set by each taxing unit are different numbers; the effective rate is what owners actually pay as a share of value.
How much is property tax on a $300,000 home in North Carolina?
About $1,980 a year, or roughly $165 a month, at North Carolina's average effective rate of 0.66%. Homestead, senior, veteran or other exemptions can lower the real bill, and a recent purchase or reassessment can raise it.
Why is my bill different from this estimate?
Your bill depends on your home's assessed value from the county assessor, the exact taxing units where you live (county, city, school district, special districts) and any exemptions you get. These figures are medians across all owner-occupied homes, not a bill for any address.
How current is this data?
It comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024, the latest release. Homeowners report the taxes they paid, so the numbers lag current bills by one to two years. We update the site when the Census Bureau publishes new estimates each December.
Estimates, not your tax bill. These are Census survey medians for all owner-occupied homes (2020–2024). Your bill depends on your assessed value, the taxing units at your address and any exemptions. For your actual bill, check with your county assessor or tax collector. How we calculate this.
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