Caldwell County property tax rates, 2025–26

10 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Caldwell County is 0.8612 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.4975Unincorporated Caldwell County
Highest combined rate
1.0225Rhodhiss
County rate only
0.4975outside town limits
Places
102025–26
1 Unincorporated Caldwell County 0.4975 0.4774
2 Rutherford College 0.6175 0.5925
3 Cedar Rock 0.6975 0.6693
4 Sawmills 0.6975 0.6693
5 Blowing Rock 0.8975 0.8612
6 Hudson 0.8975 0.8612
7 Granite Falls 0.946 0.9078
8 Hickory 0.9575 0.9188
9 Lenoir 0.9575 0.9188
10 Rhodhiss 1.0225 0.9812

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 Caldwell County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Caldwell County ranges from 0.4975 in Unincorporated Caldwell County to 1.0225 in Rhodhiss, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,492 to $3,068 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: 0.4975 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.