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Lowest Property Tax in North Carolina

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest property tax

Best North Carolina Cities

Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics — 4 topics from climate and air quality data.

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Housing
Highest Home Value Most Affordable Highest Rent Lowest Rent Highest Homeownership Newest Housing Lowest Property Tax
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Safest Cities Highest Crime Healthiest Cities Lowest Smoking Best Doctor Access Best Dental Access
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Lowest Property Tax — North Carolina

1 Williamston $2,589
2 Goldsboro $2,717
3 Laurinburg $2,791
4 Rockingham $2,791
5 Hamlet $2,791
6 Henderson $2,844
7 Lumberton $2,882
8 King $2,909
9 Kill Devil Hills $2,994
10 Rocky Mount $3,015
11 Nashville $3,015
12 Moyock $3,093
13 Tarboro $3,105
14 Eden $3,142
15 Reidsville $3,142
16 Mount Airy $3,160
17 Roanoke Rapids $3,220
18 Shelby $3,265
19 Cherryville $3,265
20 Oxford $3,288
21 Roxboro $3,288
22 Elizabeth City $3,293
23 Kinston $3,312
24 Forest City $3,341
25 Anderson Creek $3,367
26 Dunn $3,367
27 Angier $3,367
28 Wilson $3,409
29 High Point $3,417
30 Asheboro $3,417
31 Archdale $3,417
32 Burlington $3,444
33 Mebane $3,444
34 Graham $3,444
35 Elon $3,444
36 Gibsonville $3,444
37 Thomasville $3,460
38 Lexington $3,460
39 Trinity $3,460
40 Albemarle $3,478
41 Clayton $3,488
42 Smithfield $3,488
43 Selma $3,488
44 Archer Lodge $3,488
45 Lenoir $3,509
46 Sawmills $3,509
47 Oak Island $3,541
48 St. James $3,541
49 Salisbury $3,570
50 Marion $3,571
51 Hendersonville $3,686
52 Fletcher $3,686
53 Etowah $3,686
54 Mills River $3,686
55 East Flat Rock $3,686
56 Cullowhee $3,687
57 Waynesville $3,697
58 New Bern $3,730
59 Jacksonville $3,811
60 Piney Green $3,811
61 Half Moon $3,811
62 Mocksville $3,821
63 Morganton $3,828
64 Hope Mills $3,890
65 Havelock $3,947
66 Morehead City $3,947
67 Greenville $3,983
68 Winterville $3,983
69 Washington $3,983
70 Ayden $3,983
71 Fayetteville $4,018
72 Spring Lake $4,018
73 Clinton $4,018
74 Hampstead $4,052
75 Leland $4,085
76 Boiling Spring Lakes $4,085
77 Lincolnton $4,090
78 Sanford $4,196
79 Spout Springs $4,196
80 Barbecue $4,196
81 Gastonia $4,212
82 Mount Holly $4,212
83 Belmont $4,212
84 Kings Mountain $4,212
85 Dallas $4,212
86 Bessemer City $4,212
87 Cramerton $4,212
88 Boone $4,223
89 Hickory $4,232
90 Newton $4,232
91 St. Stephens $4,232
92 Conover $4,232
93 Brevard $4,413
94 Concord $4,546
95 Kannapolis $4,546
96 Harrisburg $4,546
97 Locust $4,546
98 Waxhaw $4,642
99 Marvin $4,642
100 Mooresville $4,650

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by lowest property tax in North Carolina.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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