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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
95.5
2Swain County, NC
93.8
3Avery County, NC
93
4Watauga County, NC
92.9
5Macon County, NC
92.2
6Carteret County, NC
90.6
7Clay County, NC
90.5
8Currituck County, NC
90.2
9Transylvania County, NC
89.9
10Yancey County, NC
88.3

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
95.5
55.5
2Swain County, NC
93.8
52.6
3Avery County, NC
93
60.1
4Watauga County, NC
92.9
53.9
5Macon County, NC
92.2
56
6Carteret County, NC
90.6
44.1
7Clay County, NC
90.5
56.1
8Currituck County, NC
90.2
56.4
9Transylvania County, NC
89.9
56.4
10Yancey County, NC
88.3
68.3
11Madison County, NC
86.5
65.6
12Cherokee County, NC
85.7
46.9
13Mitchell County, NC
85.6
70.9
14Ashe County, NC
84.6
52.7
15McDowell County, NC
84.1
47.8
16Henderson County, NC
83.6
48.1
17Dare County, NC
83.1
51.3
18Graham County, NC
81.6
55.9
19Moore County, NC
78.5
48.6
20Brunswick County, NC
78.1
45.9
21Polk County, NC
76.8
52.6
22Rutherford County, NC
76.2
45.9
23New Hanover County, NC
75.8
39.6
24Lincoln County, NC
75.2
45.6
25Pamlico County, NC
74.7
52.6
26Buncombe County, NC
74.4
41.4
27Haywood County, NC
74.3
43.6
28Alleghany County, NC
73.9
59
29Catawba County, NC
73.7
49.3
30Union County, NC
72.8
46.2
31Camden County, NC
72.6
40.4
32Stokes County, NC
72
62.4
33Surry County, NC
71.9
50.3
34Wilkes County, NC
71.8
48.9
35Perquimans County, NC
71.7
46.1
36Stanly County, NC
71.7
45.1
37Hyde County, NC
71
61.1
38Davidson County, NC
70.8
38.7
39Iredell County, NC
70.8
42.4
40Alexander County, NC
70.7
56.6
41Caldwell County, NC
69.8
45.5
42Alamance County, NC
68.5
35.6
43Onslow County, NC
68.3
39.3
44Rowan County, NC
68.1
39.2
45Craven County, NC
66.9
37.8
46Davie County, NC
66.7
43.2
47Person County, NC
66.6
44.5
48Chatham County, NC
66.4
40.7
49Caswell County, NC
65.8
59.6
50Yadkin County, NC
64.6
50.3
51Chowan County, NC
64.5
48.1
52Johnston County, NC
64.5
43.5
53Cleveland County, NC
64.4
42.5
54Hoke County, NC
64.1
35.4
55Pasquotank County, NC
64
45.2
56Pender County, NC
63.7
44.9
57Burke County, NC
63.5
41.4
58Montgomery County, NC
63
46.5
59Beaufort County, NC
62.6
50.3
60Wake County, NC
61.6
53.8
61Granville County, NC
61.1
39.6
62Franklin County, NC
61
38.2
63Randolph County, NC
60.7
39.8
64Duplin County, NC
58.7
35.7
65Wayne County, NC
58.3
32.1
66Harnett County, NC
58.2
34.7
67Mecklenburg County, NC
57.8
33.3
68Jones County, NC
57.1
59.8
69Cabarrus County, NC
56.4
42.2
70Nash County, NC
55.6
47.4
71Gates County, NC
55.3
56.2
72Rockingham County, NC
54.2
39
73Gaston County, NC
53.7
31.8
74Bertie County, NC
53.6
40.7
75Lee County, NC
53.5
35.9
76Vance County, NC
52.7
33.8
77Sampson County, NC
51.8
36.3
78Wilson County, NC
50.3
29.4
79Durham County, NC
49.8
34.1
80Forsyth County, NC
49
33.8
81Pitt County, NC
49
33.6
82Warren County, NC
48.9
36.9
83Greene County, NC
47.7
43.5
84Columbus County, NC
47.4
40.7
85Guilford County, NC
46.3
34.6
86Lenoir County, NC
46.2
38.1
87Tyrrell County, NC
45.7
55
88Robeson County, NC
45.1
31.9
89Bladen County, NC
44.9
39.2
90Scotland County, NC
44.5
37.4
91Richmond County, NC
43.3
32.8
92Anson County, NC
42.8
34.8
93Orange County, NC
41.2
49.6
94Hertford County, NC
40.1
39.1
95Cumberland County, NC
38.6
25.9
96Martin County, NC
33.1
34.3
97Edgecombe County, NC
31.1
27.3
98Washington County, NC
29.7
33.3
99Halifax County, NC
29
31.6
100Northampton County, NC
25.4
45

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