Catawba County property tax rates, 2025–26

9 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Catawba County is 0.7152 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.3985Unincorporated Catawba County
Highest combined rate
0.8985Catawba
County rate only
0.3985outside town limits
Places
92025–26
1 Unincorporated Catawba County 0.3985 0.3493
2 Maiden 0.7785 0.6824
3 Conover 0.7935 0.6955
4 Brookford 0.7985 0.6999
5 Claremont 0.816 0.7152
6 Newton 0.8485 0.7437
7 Hickory 0.8585 0.7525
8 Long View 0.8785 0.770
9 Catawba 0.8985 0.7876

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 Catawba County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Catawba County ranges from 0.3985 in Unincorporated Catawba County to 0.8985 in Catawba, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,196 to $2,696 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: 0.3985 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.