Cleveland County property tax rates, 2025–26

15 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Cleveland County is 0.7254 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.545Unincorporated Cleveland County
Highest combined rate
1.025Kings Mountain
County rate only
0.545outside town limits
Places
152025–26
1 Unincorporated Cleveland County 0.545 0.5168
2 Belwood 0.595 0.5642
3 Fallston 0.595 0.5642
4 Polkville 0.625 0.5926
5 Casar 0.645 0.6116
6 Patterson Springs 0.695 0.659
7 Earl 0.725 0.6874
8 Lattimore 0.765 0.7254
9 Waco 0.775 0.7348
10 Boiling Springs 0.885 0.8391
11 Kingstown 0.895 0.8486
12 Lawndale 0.9825 0.9316
13 Shelby 0.995 0.9434
14 Grover 1.015 0.9624
15 Kings Mountain 1.025 0.9719

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 Cleveland County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Cleveland County ranges from 0.545 in Unincorporated Cleveland County to 1.025 in Kings Mountain, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,635 to $3,075 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: 0.545 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.