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
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median 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 |