Buncombe County property tax rates, 2025–26

7 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Buncombe County is 0.5503 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.5466Unincorporated Buncombe County
Highest combined rate
0.9885Asheville
County rate only
0.5466outside town limits
Places
72025–26
1 Unincorporated Buncombe County 0.5466 0.3374
2 Black Mountain 0.8676 0.5355
3 Woodfin 0.8766 0.541
4 Biltmore Forest 0.8916 0.5503
5 Weaverville 0.9266 0.5719
6 Montreat 0.9766 0.6028
7 Asheville 0.9885 0.6101

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 Buncombe County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Buncombe County ranges from 0.5466 in Unincorporated Buncombe County to 0.9885 in Asheville, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,640 to $2,966 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: 0.5466 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.