Dare County property tax rates, 2025–26

7 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Dare County is 0.4787 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.2632Unincorporated Dare County
Highest combined rate
0.5432Kill Devil Hills
County rate only
0.2632outside town limits
Places
72025–26
1 Unincorporated Dare County 0.2632 0.2607
2 Duck 0.4432 0.4391
3 Southern Shores 0.4512 0.447
4 Kitty Hawk 0.4832 0.4787
5 Nags Head 0.4952 0.4906
6 Manteo 0.5161 0.5113
7 Kill Devil Hills 0.5432 0.5381

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 Dare County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Dare County ranges from 0.2632 in Unincorporated Dare County to 0.5432 in Kill Devil Hills, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $790 to $1,630 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: 0.2632 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.