Cost to Own
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100 counties

Cost to Own a Home in North Carolina

The average effective property tax rate across North Carolina is 0.701%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 15.09¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.

Every county in North Carolina

CountyTax rateMedian homeMedian tax
Wake County 0.715% $422,800 $3,023
Mecklenburg County 0.749% $371,200 $2,780
Guilford County 0.883% $234,900 $2,075
Forsyth County 0.849% $227,800 $1,934
Cumberland County 0.992% $183,700 $1,823
Durham County 0.839% $351,700 $2,951
Buncombe County 0.601% $360,000 $2,163
Union County 0.614% $374,400 $2,298
Gaston County 0.797% $235,000 $1,872
Cabarrus County 0.762% $318,600 $2,429
New Hanover County 0.587% $353,700 $2,075
Johnston County 0.688% $267,600 $1,840
Onslow County 0.652% $219,500 $1,431
Iredell County 0.631% $292,300 $1,843
Alamance County 0.651% $221,200 $1,440
Pitt County 0.849% $194,300 $1,649
Davidson County 0.631% $200,100 $1,262
Catawba County 0.605% $218,100 $1,319
Rowan County 0.653% $216,100 $1,411
Orange County 0.958% $428,500 $4,105
Brunswick County 0.568% $314,700 $1,789
Randolph County 0.720% $171,600 $1,236
Harnett County 0.744% $220,700 $1,642
Wayne County 0.744% $162,700 $1,210
Henderson County 0.525% $317,800 $1,667
Robeson County 0.902% $88,600 $799
Moore County 0.566% $315,300 $1,784
Craven County 0.665% $206,200 $1,372
Cleveland County 0.688% $180,200 $1,240
Nash County 0.771% $171,100 $1,320
Rockingham County 0.788% $156,000 $1,230
Lincoln County 0.594% $279,500 $1,660
Burke County 0.699% $170,500 $1,191
Caldwell County 0.639% $174,000 $1,112
Wilson County 0.831% $171,800 $1,428
Chatham County 0.671% $397,800 $2,671
Franklin County 0.719% $240,900 $1,732
Surry County 0.621% $166,400 $1,033
Carteret County 0.450% $304,200 $1,369
Wilkes County 0.621% $161,400 $1,003
Rutherford County 0.582% $180,800 $1,053
Lee County 0.798% $213,800 $1,707
Stanly County 0.622% $214,300 $1,334
Pender County 0.696% $267,100 $1,858
Haywood County 0.601% $254,900 $1,532
Granville County 0.719% $235,700 $1,694
Sampson County 0.819% $128,400 $1,051
Lenoir County 0.884% $111,400 $985
Watauga County 0.415% $321,500 $1,334
Hoke County 0.692% $196,000 $1,357
Columbus County 0.873% $128,300 $1,120
Duplin County 0.740% $123,200 $912
Edgecombe County 1.098% $116,800 $1,282
Halifax County 1.135% $102,500 $1,163
Stokes County 0.620% $186,800 $1,158
McDowell County 0.518% $168,300 $871
Beaufort County 0.705% $181,200 $1,277
Davie County 0.667% $235,300 $1,570
Jackson County 0.369% $253,900 $938
Richmond County 0.929% $120,800 $1,122
Vance County 0.806% $146,300 $1,179
Pasquotank County 0.693% $223,300 $1,547
Person County 0.668% $192,800 $1,288
Dare County 0.528% $425,400 $2,245
Macon County 0.428% $229,000 $979
Yadkin County 0.686% $176,400 $1,210
Alexander County 0.631% $190,000 $1,199
Scotland County 0.909% $109,900 $999
Transylvania County 0.458% $336,100 $1,539
Currituck County 0.456% $351,200 $1,600
Bladen County 0.904% $125,800 $1,137
Cherokee County 0.501% $208,700 $1,045
Ashe County 0.512% $221,900 $1,136
Montgomery County 0.703% $150,300 $1,057
Caswell County 0.677% $151,200 $1,023
Anson County 0.933% $119,300 $1,113
Martin County 1.070% $109,900 $1,176
Madison County 0.496% $263,500 $1,307
Hertford County 0.975% $111,100 $1,083
Greene County 0.868% $114,000 $990
Polk County 0.579% $281,100 $1,627
Warren County 0.849% $124,700 $1,059
Yancey County 0.476% $222,300 $1,058
Avery County 0.414% $233,200 $966
Bertie County 0.797% $95,800 $764
Northampton County 1.205% $102,200 $1,232
Mitchell County 0.502% $202,100 $1,014
Swain County 0.402% $209,800 $844
Chowan County 0.686% $204,400 $1,403
Perquimans County 0.622% $211,600 $1,316
Pamlico County 0.599% $209,800 $1,257
Clay County 0.451% $263,300 $1,188
Alleghany County 0.604% $199,000 $1,202
Washington County 1.123% $107,000 $1,202
Camden County 0.616% $289,800 $1,784
Gates County 0.777% $163,900 $1,273
Jones County 0.755% $122,600 $926
Graham County 0.540% $155,800 $842
Hyde County 0.630% $119,600 $753
Tyrrell County 0.891% $138,400 $1,233