100 North Carolina counties have published property tax and home value data. The highest effective property tax rate is in Northampton County (1.21%); the lowest is in Jackson County (0.37%). The middle county, Yadkin County, is at 0.69%. Each name opens a county profile with its tax estimate, home values, income and nearby counties.
| County | Effective property tax rate | Median home value | Median household income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 0.65% | $221,200 | $64,445 | 174,286 |
| Alexander County | 0.63% | $190,000 | $65,268 | 36,440 |
| Alleghany County | 0.60% | $199,000 | $44,272 | 11,075 |
| Anson County | 0.93% | $119,300 | $44,245 | 21,903 |
| Ashe County | 0.51% | $221,900 | $50,827 | 26,831 |
| Avery County | 0.41% | $233,200 | $57,657 | 17,643 |
| Beaufort County | 0.70% | $181,200 | $57,997 | 44,597 |
| Bertie County | 0.80% | $95,800 | $45,931 | 17,482 |
| Bladen County | 0.90% | $125,800 | $44,528 | 29,591 |
| Brunswick County | 0.57% | $314,700 | $74,034 | 145,889 |
| Buncombe County | 0.60% | $360,000 | $70,578 | 271,790 |
| Burke County | 0.70% | $170,500 | $55,684 | 87,863 |
| Cabarrus County | 0.76% | $318,600 | $86,084 | 231,262 |
| Caldwell County | 0.64% | $174,000 | $55,401 | 80,618 |
| Camden County | 0.62% | $289,800 | $87,781 | 10,743 |
| Carteret County | 0.45% | $304,200 | $70,235 | 68,652 |
| Caswell County | 0.68% | $151,200 | $59,407 | 22,689 |
| Catawba County | 0.60% | $218,100 | $64,544 | 162,051 |
| Chatham County | 0.67% | $397,800 | $88,534 | 78,319 |
| Cherokee County | 0.50% | $208,700 | $51,496 | 29,197 |
| Chowan County | 0.69% | $204,400 | $56,982 | 13,814 |
| Clay County | 0.45% | $263,300 | $53,645 | 11,391 |
| Cleveland County | 0.69% | $180,200 | $55,769 | 100,170 |
| Columbus County | 0.87% | $128,300 | $48,184 | 50,453 |
| Craven County | 0.67% | $206,200 | $64,635 | 101,074 |
| Cumberland County | 0.99% | $183,700 | $58,780 | 336,749 |
| Currituck County | 0.46% | $351,200 | $91,548 | 29,612 |
| Dare County | 0.53% | $425,400 | $81,214 | 37,534 |
| Davidson County | 0.63% | $200,100 | $62,426 | 171,063 |
| Davie County | 0.67% | $235,300 | $73,234 | 43,526 |
| Duplin County | 0.74% | $123,200 | $51,880 | 49,053 |
| Durham County | 0.84% | $351,700 | $79,501 | 329,405 |
| Edgecombe County | 1.10% | $116,800 | $48,480 | 48,777 |
| Forsyth County | 0.85% | $227,800 | $65,541 | 386,740 |
| Franklin County | 0.72% | $240,900 | $71,386 | 71,962 |
| Gaston County | 0.80% | $235,000 | $65,472 | 231,485 |
| Gates County | 0.78% | $163,900 | $61,612 | 10,437 |
| Graham County | 0.54% | $155,800 | $49,038 | 8,041 |
| Granville County | 0.72% | $235,700 | $70,975 | 61,439 |
| Greene County | 0.87% | $114,000 | $50,904 | 20,421 |
| Guilford County | 0.88% | $234,900 | $66,027 | 542,987 |
| Halifax County | 1.13% | $102,500 | $45,071 | 48,219 |
| Harnett County | 0.74% | $220,700 | $69,012 | 136,503 |
| Haywood County | 0.60% | $254,900 | $61,001 | 62,432 |
| Henderson County | 0.52% | $317,800 | $67,623 | 117,387 |
| Hertford County | 0.97% | $111,100 | $47,472 | 20,492 |
| Hoke County | 0.69% | $196,000 | $60,095 | 53,102 |
| Hyde County | 0.63% | $119,600 | $47,338 | 4,625 |
| Iredell County | 0.63% | $292,300 | $78,678 | 191,800 |
| Jackson County | 0.37% | $253,900 | $53,479 | 43,089 |
| Johnston County | 0.69% | $267,600 | $79,838 | 226,623 |
| Jones County | 0.76% | $122,600 | $55,659 | 9,245 |
| Lee County | 0.80% | $213,800 | $63,060 | 64,565 |
| Lenoir County | 0.88% | $111,400 | $44,795 | 54,917 |
| Lincoln County | 0.59% | $279,500 | $78,490 | 90,359 |
| McDowell County | 0.52% | $168,300 | $55,527 | 44,679 |
| Macon County | 0.43% | $229,000 | $53,298 | 37,533 |
| Madison County | 0.50% | $263,500 | $58,628 | 21,640 |
| Martin County | 1.07% | $109,900 | $46,793 | 21,773 |
| Mecklenburg County | 0.75% | $371,200 | $83,765 | 1,130,906 |
| Mitchell County | 0.50% | $202,100 | $58,089 | 14,973 |
| Montgomery County | 0.70% | $150,300 | $55,849 | 25,874 |
| Moore County | 0.57% | $315,300 | $82,837 | 102,840 |
| Nash County | 0.77% | $171,100 | $60,704 | 95,451 |
| New Hanover County | 0.59% | $353,700 | $72,892 | 231,214 |
| Northampton County | 1.21% | $102,200 | $47,935 | 17,212 |
| Onslow County | 0.65% | $219,500 | $64,568 | 208,537 |
| Orange County | 0.96% | $428,500 | $88,553 | 147,292 |
| Pamlico County | 0.60% | $209,800 | $61,624 | 12,315 |
| Pasquotank County | 0.69% | $223,300 | $63,912 | 40,830 |
| Pender County | 0.70% | $267,100 | $76,838 | 63,475 |
| Perquimans County | 0.62% | $211,600 | $61,224 | 13,146 |
| Person County | 0.67% | $192,800 | $64,927 | 39,275 |
| Pitt County | 0.85% | $194,300 | $58,851 | 172,279 |
| Polk County | 0.58% | $281,100 | $61,005 | 19,689 |
| Randolph County | 0.72% | $171,600 | $59,047 | 145,322 |
| Richmond County | 0.93% | $120,800 | $43,626 | 42,818 |
| Robeson County | 0.90% | $88,600 | $40,318 | 116,858 |
| Rockingham County | 0.79% | $156,000 | $55,796 | 91,585 |
| Rowan County | 0.65% | $216,100 | $63,196 | 148,487 |
| Rutherford County | 0.58% | $180,800 | $49,771 | 64,850 |
| Sampson County | 0.82% | $128,400 | $53,159 | 59,245 |
| Scotland County | 0.91% | $109,900 | $43,500 | 34,353 |
| Stanly County | 0.62% | $214,300 | $61,631 | 63,557 |
| Stokes County | 0.62% | $186,800 | $60,039 | 44,889 |
| Surry County | 0.62% | $166,400 | $56,095 | 71,407 |
| Swain County | 0.40% | $209,800 | $55,429 | 14,065 |
| Transylvania County | 0.46% | $336,100 | $64,523 | 33,243 |
| Tyrrell County | 0.89% | $138,400 | $43,952 | 3,376 |
| Union County | 0.61% | $374,400 | $99,243 | 244,975 |
| Vance County | 0.81% | $146,300 | $46,943 | 42,361 |
| Wake County | 0.71% | $422,800 | $101,763 | 1,151,009 |
| Warren County | 0.85% | $124,700 | $45,279 | 18,751 |
| Washington County | 1.12% | $107,000 | $41,750 | 10,905 |
| Watauga County | 0.41% | $321,500 | $51,367 | 54,607 |
| Wayne County | 0.74% | $162,700 | $58,082 | 117,606 |
| Wilkes County | 0.62% | $161,400 | $50,438 | 65,983 |
| Wilson County | 0.83% | $171,800 | $51,381 | 78,648 |
| Yadkin County | 0.69% | $176,400 | $60,321 | 37,419 |
| Yancey County | 0.48% | $222,300 | $54,961 | 18,676 |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (tables B25103, B25077, B19013, B01003). Counties where the Census Bureau does not publish all four numbers are left out.