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Property Tax · North Carolina

Lowest Property Tax Counties in North Carolina 2026

Ranked by effective property tax rate — lower taxes score higher.

Top 10 — Property Tax in North Carolina

Score reflects property tax only — not overall county quality.

1Jackson County, NC
96.2
2Avery County, NC
94.6
3Watauga County, NC
94.1
4Swain County, NC
92.2
5Clay County, NC
91.4
6Macon County, NC
91.4
7Carteret County, NC
91.2
8Transylvania County, NC
89.3
9Cherokee County, NC
88.3
10Currituck County, NC
87.6

All North Carolina Counties — Property Tax Rankings

100 counties ranked by property tax score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Jackson County, NC
96.2
55.6
2Avery County, NC
94.6
60.7
3Watauga County, NC
94.1
54
4Swain County, NC
92.2
51.6
5Clay County, NC
91.4
56.3
6Macon County, NC
91.4
56.4
7Carteret County, NC
91.2
44.1
8Transylvania County, NC
89.3
55.8
9Cherokee County, NC
88.3
47.4
10Currituck County, NC
87.6
56
11Yancey County, NC
86.6
67
12Madison County, NC
86.2
65.8
13Ashe County, NC
84.9
51.2
14Henderson County, NC
82.9
48
15Mitchell County, NC
82.4
69.4
16Dare County, NC
82.3
51.3
17Moore County, NC
81.2
49.3
18McDowell County, NC
80.6
46.3
19Polk County, NC
79.9
53.8
20Brunswick County, NC
79.6
46
21New Hanover County, NC
79.2
40
22Pamlico County, NC
77
55.8
23Alleghany County, NC
76.2
61.3
24Haywood County, NC
76.2
44
25Buncombe County, NC
76.1
41.7
26Stanly County, NC
75.6
45.3
27Graham County, NC
75.3
54
28Union County, NC
75.3
46.5
29Lincoln County, NC
74.7
45.5
30Camden County, NC
74.6
40.9
31Catawba County, NC
74.3
48.9
32Rutherford County, NC
74.2
44.7
33Perquimans County, NC
73.2
47.8
34Wilkes County, NC
73.1
49.1
35Alexander County, NC
72.6
56.7
36Caldwell County, NC
72.6
45.8
37Stokes County, NC
72.5
63.2
38Davidson County, NC
71.9
38.6
39Surry County, NC
71.7
50.2
40Iredell County, NC
71.2
42.6
41Alamance County, NC
69.7
35.6
42Person County, NC
69.3
43
43Johnston County, NC
69
43.3
44Craven County, NC
68.9
38
45Davie County, NC
68.5
44.4
46Pender County, NC
68.4
45.8
47Onslow County, NC
67.9
39.3
48Chatham County, NC
67.6
40.4
49Montgomery County, NC
67.4
48
50Cleveland County, NC
67.1
41.9
51Franklin County, NC
66.8
38.5
52Rowan County, NC
66
38.5
53Hoke County, NC
63.9
35.5
54Pasquotank County, NC
63.7
45.6
55Granville County, NC
63.6
40.4
56Randolph County, NC
63.6
40.2
57Yadkin County, NC
63.4
50.6
58Beaufort County, NC
63.1
50.4
59Burke County, NC
63
40.2
60Harnett County, NC
61.8
35.2
61Duplin County, NC
61.3
36.5
62Caswell County, NC
61.1
58.9
63Wayne County, NC
60.6
32.4
64Wake County, NC
59.6
53.4
65Warren County, NC
59.3
38.4
66Mecklenburg County, NC
59.1
33.4
67Chowan County, NC
58.9
47.9
68Nash County, NC
58.7
47.8
69Cabarrus County, NC
57.2
42
70Jones County, NC
56
59.8
71Lee County, NC
55.8
36.1
72Gaston County, NC
55.6
31.9
73Rockingham County, NC
55.5
39.2
74Sampson County, NC
55.1
36.3
75Gates County, NC
54.3
55.7
76Columbus County, NC
53.8
40.7
77Anson County, NC
53.6
38
78Vance County, NC
52.6
34.6
79Hyde County, NC
51.8
59.8
80Bertie County, NC
51.6
41.1
81Wilson County, NC
51.4
29.5
82Forsyth County, NC
51.2
34
83Durham County, NC
51.1
34.3
84Tyrrell County, NC
49.7
55.9
85Pitt County, NC
48.1
33.4
86Guilford County, NC
47.6
34.8
87Lenoir County, NC
47.2
38.2
88Robeson County, NC
45.4
32
89Greene County, NC
44.1
43.4
90Richmond County, NC
43.8
34.1
91Orange County, NC
42.7
49.8
92Bladen County, NC
42.3
39.3
93Cumberland County, NC
41.1
26.4
94Scotland County, NC
41
37.4
95Hertford County, NC
37.5
37.8
96Washington County, NC
36.2
36.2
97Edgecombe County, NC
32.3
27.1
98Martin County, NC
31
33.6
99Northampton County, NC
30
45.6
100Halifax County, NC
26.2
31

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