Property tax in North Carolina: 0.66%
The median North Carolina homeowner pays $1,896 a year on a home worth $288,900, an effective rate of 0.66%. That ranks 36th of 51, between California (0.7%) and District of Columbia (0.58%). At the median state's 0.8% the same $288,900 home would owe $404 more a year.
In dollars, North Carolina has the 24th-lowest median home value and the 15th-smallest median bill of the 51. By home value it sits between Maine ($296,600, taxed at 1.02%) and Tennessee ($286,700, 0.5%).
| Rank | State | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | New Mexico | 0.7% | $1,731 | $248,100 |
| 35 | California | 0.7% | $5,124 | $734,700 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 0.66% | $1,896 | $288,900 |
| 37 | District of Columbia | 0.58% | $4,312 | $737,100 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 0.57% | $1,767 | $309,700 |
North Carolina property tax by home price
At county rates the median-value home would owe $2,051 a year in Wake County and $2,542 in Guilford County, against $1,896 at the statewide figure.
| Home value | Per year | Per month | vs. median state (0.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $145,000 (half the median) | $957 | $80 | −$203 |
| $288,900 (median) | $1,907 | $159 | −$404 |
| $435,000 (1.5× the median) | $2,871 | $239 | −$609 |
| $580,000 (twice the median) | $3,828 | $319 | −$812 |
Property tax by county in North Carolina
Across the 3 largest North Carolina counties, measured effective rates run from 0.71% in Wake County to 0.88% in Guilford County; all of them sit above the statewide 0.66%.
| County | Main cities | Population | Effective rate | Median home value | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | Raleigh | 1,151,009 | 0.71% | $422,800 | $3,023 |
| Mecklenburg County | Charlotte | 1,130,906 | 0.75% | $371,200 | $2,780 |
| Guilford County | Greensboro, High Point | 542,987 | 0.88% | $234,900 | $2,075 |