Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Taxes in North Carolina
The counties where property tax takes the smallest share of a home's value. Several are in states with no income tax offset, and a handful are in Alaska boroughs where there is effectively no municipal levy at all.
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North Carolina ranked
| # | County | Effective rate | Median home | Annual tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson County | 0.369% | $253,900 | $938 |
| 2 | Swain County | 0.402% | $209,800 | $844 |
| 3 | Avery County | 0.414% | $233,200 | $966 |
| 4 | Watauga County | 0.415% | $321,500 | $1,334 |
| 5 | Macon County | 0.428% | $229,000 | $979 |
| 6 | Carteret County | 0.450% | $304,200 | $1,369 |
| 7 | Clay County | 0.451% | $263,300 | $1,188 |
| 8 | Currituck County | 0.456% | $351,200 | $1,600 |
| 9 | Transylvania County | 0.458% | $336,100 | $1,539 |
| 10 | Yancey County | 0.476% | $222,300 | $1,058 |
| 11 | Madison County | 0.496% | $263,500 | $1,307 |
| 12 | Cherokee County | 0.501% | $208,700 | $1,045 |
| 13 | Mitchell County | 0.502% | $202,100 | $1,014 |
| 14 | Ashe County | 0.512% | $221,900 | $1,136 |
| 15 | McDowell County | 0.518% | $168,300 | $871 |
| 16 | Henderson County | 0.525% | $317,800 | $1,667 |
| 17 | Dare County | 0.528% | $425,400 | $2,245 |
| 18 | Graham County | 0.540% | $155,800 | $842 |
| 19 | Moore County | 0.566% | $315,300 | $1,784 |
| 20 | Brunswick County | 0.568% | $314,700 | $1,789 |
| 21 | Polk County | 0.579% | $281,100 | $1,627 |
| 22 | Rutherford County | 0.582% | $180,800 | $1,053 |
| 23 | New Hanover County | 0.587% | $353,700 | $2,075 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | 0.594% | $279,500 | $1,660 |
| 25 | Pamlico County | 0.599% | $209,800 | $1,257 |
| 26 | Buncombe County | 0.601% | $360,000 | $2,163 |
| 27 | Haywood County | 0.601% | $254,900 | $1,532 |
| 28 | Alleghany County | 0.604% | $199,000 | $1,202 |
| 29 | Catawba County | 0.605% | $218,100 | $1,319 |
| 30 | Union County | 0.614% | $374,400 | $2,298 |
| 31 | Camden County | 0.616% | $289,800 | $1,784 |
| 32 | Stokes County | 0.620% | $186,800 | $1,158 |
| 33 | Surry County | 0.621% | $166,400 | $1,033 |
| 34 | Wilkes County | 0.621% | $161,400 | $1,003 |
| 35 | Perquimans County | 0.622% | $211,600 | $1,316 |
| 36 | Stanly County | 0.622% | $214,300 | $1,334 |
| 37 | Hyde County | 0.630% | $119,600 | $753 |
| 38 | Alexander County | 0.631% | $190,000 | $1,199 |
| 39 | Davidson County | 0.631% | $200,100 | $1,262 |
| 40 | Iredell County | 0.631% | $292,300 | $1,843 |
| 41 | Caldwell County | 0.639% | $174,000 | $1,112 |
| 42 | Alamance County | 0.651% | $221,200 | $1,440 |
| 43 | Onslow County | 0.652% | $219,500 | $1,431 |
| 44 | Rowan County | 0.653% | $216,100 | $1,411 |
| 45 | Craven County | 0.665% | $206,200 | $1,372 |
| 46 | Davie County | 0.667% | $235,300 | $1,570 |
| 47 | Person County | 0.668% | $192,800 | $1,288 |
| 48 | Chatham County | 0.671% | $397,800 | $2,671 |
| 49 | Caswell County | 0.677% | $151,200 | $1,023 |
| 50 | Chowan County | 0.686% | $204,400 | $1,403 |
| 51 | Yadkin County | 0.686% | $176,400 | $1,210 |
| 52 | Cleveland County | 0.688% | $180,200 | $1,240 |
| 53 | Johnston County | 0.688% | $267,600 | $1,840 |
| 54 | Hoke County | 0.692% | $196,000 | $1,357 |
| 55 | Pasquotank County | 0.693% | $223,300 | $1,547 |
| 56 | Pender County | 0.696% | $267,100 | $1,858 |
| 57 | Burke County | 0.699% | $170,500 | $1,191 |
| 58 | Montgomery County | 0.703% | $150,300 | $1,057 |
| 59 | Beaufort County | 0.705% | $181,200 | $1,277 |
| 60 | Wake County | 0.715% | $422,800 | $3,023 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 0.719% | $240,900 | $1,732 |
| 62 | Granville County | 0.719% | $235,700 | $1,694 |
| 63 | Randolph County | 0.720% | $171,600 | $1,236 |
| 64 | Duplin County | 0.740% | $123,200 | $912 |
| 65 | Harnett County | 0.744% | $220,700 | $1,642 |
| 66 | Wayne County | 0.744% | $162,700 | $1,210 |
| 67 | Mecklenburg County | 0.749% | $371,200 | $2,780 |
| 68 | Jones County | 0.755% | $122,600 | $926 |
| 69 | Cabarrus County | 0.762% | $318,600 | $2,429 |
| 70 | Nash County | 0.771% | $171,100 | $1,320 |
| 71 | Gates County | 0.777% | $163,900 | $1,273 |
| 72 | Rockingham County | 0.788% | $156,000 | $1,230 |
| 73 | Bertie County | 0.797% | $95,800 | $764 |
| 74 | Gaston County | 0.797% | $235,000 | $1,872 |
| 75 | Lee County | 0.798% | $213,800 | $1,707 |
| 76 | Vance County | 0.806% | $146,300 | $1,179 |
| 77 | Sampson County | 0.819% | $128,400 | $1,051 |
| 78 | Wilson County | 0.831% | $171,800 | $1,428 |
| 79 | Durham County | 0.839% | $351,700 | $2,951 |
| 80 | Forsyth County | 0.849% | $227,800 | $1,934 |
| 81 | Pitt County | 0.849% | $194,300 | $1,649 |
| 82 | Warren County | 0.849% | $124,700 | $1,059 |
| 83 | Greene County | 0.868% | $114,000 | $990 |
| 84 | Columbus County | 0.873% | $128,300 | $1,120 |
| 85 | Guilford County | 0.883% | $234,900 | $2,075 |
| 86 | Lenoir County | 0.884% | $111,400 | $985 |
| 87 | Tyrrell County | 0.891% | $138,400 | $1,233 |
| 88 | Robeson County | 0.902% | $88,600 | $799 |
| 89 | Bladen County | 0.904% | $125,800 | $1,137 |
| 90 | Scotland County | 0.909% | $109,900 | $999 |
| 91 | Richmond County | 0.929% | $120,800 | $1,122 |
| 92 | Anson County | 0.933% | $119,300 | $1,113 |
| 93 | Orange County | 0.958% | $428,500 | $4,105 |
| 94 | Hertford County | 0.975% | $111,100 | $1,083 |
| 95 | Cumberland County | 0.992% | $183,700 | $1,823 |
| 96 | Martin County | 1.070% | $109,900 | $1,176 |
| 97 | Edgecombe County | 1.098% | $116,800 | $1,282 |
| 98 | Washington County | 1.123% | $107,000 | $1,202 |
| 99 | Halifax County | 1.135% | $102,500 | $1,163 |
| 100 | Northampton County | 1.205% | $102,200 | $1,232 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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