Cabarrus County property tax rates, 2025–26

8 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Cabarrus County is 0.86165 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.576Unincorporated Cabarrus County
Highest combined rate
1.1355Kannapolis
County rate only
0.576outside town limits
Places
82025–26
1 Unincorporated Cabarrus County 0.576 0.5418
2 Midland 0.776 0.7299
3 Huntersville 0.8035 0.7558
4 Locust 0.866 0.8146
5 Mount Pleasant 0.966 0.9087
6 Harrisburg 0.986 0.9275
7 Concord 0.996 0.9369
8 Kannapolis 1.1355 1.0681

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 Cabarrus County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Cabarrus County ranges from 0.576 in Unincorporated Cabarrus County to 1.1355 in Kannapolis, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,728 to $3,406 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: 0.576 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.