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North Carolina Property Tax Calculator

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North Carolina property tax at the effective rate real bills actually land at — 0.64% of value at the ACS 2025 medians — applied to your home’s value.

North Carolina's median bill is $2,177 on a $342,800 median home. On the page's $450,000 test home the model gives $2,880 a year ($240 a month).

The home Tax = assessed value × effective rate.

Estimated annual property tax
$2,880

$240 a month

The assessment

Assessed value$450,000
Homestead exemption$0
Effective rate0.64%
Annual tax$2,880

How property tax works in North Carolina

The effective rate

North Carolina's median homeowner pays $2,177 on a $342,800 home — 0.64% effective (ACS 2025). Nominal rates mislead across states (assessment ratios differ); the effective rate is the honest comparator. Your parcel's bill follows its own assessment and the overlapping local levies.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2025 1-year estimates.

What a pilot covers

This family is the pilot the plan called for: all 51 state pages plus the 25 most populous counties — not thousands of county pages with rates nobody verified. County figures here are the same ACS medians at county level.

County assessors publish parcel-level figures.

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't my bill match?

Assessments lag markets, exemptions differ (senior, veteran, disability), and local levies stack differently street by street. The effective-rate model gives the typical bill for the value, not your parcel's bill.

Which state has the highest property taxes?

By effective rate, Illinois (1.92%) and New Jersey (1.82%); by median dollars, high-value states like New Jersey ($9,648) and California ($5,537) — the hub table shows both lenses.

Sources & verification. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates — median real estate taxes paid and median home values (tables B25103/B25077); effective rate = the ratio of the medians, a survey measure, labelled as such. Assessment-cap and exemption mechanics from state sources (CA BOE Prop 13 guidance; Fla. Stat. §193.155 + Amendment 5 exemption; Texas Tax Code §§11.13, 23.23). Verified 4 November 2026. This is the PILOT: state pages + the 25 largest counties — not a 3,000-county build.

North Carolina Property Tax Calculator for 2026: at North Carolina's 0.64% effective rate (ACS 2025), a $450,000 home pays about $2,880 a year. The state median bill is $2,177.

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North Carolina Property Tax Calculator (Pilot) guide

What property tax typically costs in North Carolina: the ACS 2025 effective rate applied to your home.

How to use this tool

  1. Enter the home’s market value.
  2. Optionally pick a pilot county.
  3. Read the assessed value and exemption.
  4. Read the annual estimate.

A worked example

North Carolina’s effective rate is 0.64%; the median bill is $2,177.

What you can do with this tool

How it works

On the $450,000 test home the model gives $2,880 a year.

Frequently asked questions

How much is property tax in North Carolina?

Typically $2,177 a year at the median (0.64% effective).

Is this my exact bill?

No — an effective-rate estimate; assessments and exemptions move real bills.