Chatham County property tax rates, 2025–26

6 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Chatham County is 0.9012 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.600Unincorporated Chatham County
Highest combined rate
1.140Siler City
County rate only
0.600outside town limits
Places
62025–26
1 Unincorporated Chatham County 0.600 0.5704
2 Goldston 0.890 0.846
3 Cary 0.940 0.8936
4 Apex 0.956 0.9088
5 Pittsboro 1.040 0.9886
6 Siler City 1.140 1.0837

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 Chatham County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Chatham County ranges from 0.600 in Unincorporated Chatham County to 1.140 in Siler City, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,800 to $3,420 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: 0.600 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.