Brunswick County property tax rates, 2025–26

20 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Brunswick County is 0.46455 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.342Unincorporated Brunswick County
Highest combined rate
0.9927Bald Head Island
County rate only
0.342outside town limits
Places
202025–26
1 Unincorporated Brunswick County 0.342 0.3073
2 Bolivia 0.392 0.3522
3 Varnamtown 0.392 0.3522
4 St. James 0.402 0.3612
5 Calabash 0.412 0.3702
6 Carolina Shores 0.442 0.3972
7 Ocean Isle Beach 0.472 0.4241
8 Holden Beach 0.482 0.4331
9 Belville 0.492 0.4421
10 Sunset Beach 0.502 0.4511
11 Caswell Beach 0.532 0.478
12 Oak Island 0.542 0.487
13 Navassa 0.592 0.5319
14 Sandy Creek 0.592 0.5319
15 Boiling Spring Lakes 0.612 0.5499
16 Leland 0.612 0.5499
17 Northwest 0.612 0.5499
18 Shallotte 0.652 0.5858
19 Southport 0.652 0.5858
20 Bald Head Island 0.9927 0.892

Rates are per $100 of assessed value. Rank 1 has the lowest effective rate in the county.

Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue, 2025-2026 County and Municipal Tax Rates and Effective Tax Rates. Retrieved 2026-10-24.

Property tax in Brunswick County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Brunswick County ranges from 0.342 in Unincorporated Brunswick County to 0.9927 in Bald Head Island, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,026 to $2,978 a year before exemptions. Because assessments sit at different shares of market value from place to place, compare places with the effective rate, which is what the ranking above uses.

Outside town limits, only the county rate applies: 0.342 per $100.

Choose a place above for its rate history and a bill calculator, or read the North Carolina property tax guide for how assessments, due dates and appeals work.