Durham County property tax rates, 2025–26

6 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Durham County is 0.9088 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.5542Unincorporated Durham County
Highest combined rate
1.0542Chapel Hill
County rate only
0.5542outside town limits
Places
62025–26
1 Unincorporated Durham County 0.5542 0.5555
2 Cary 0.8942 0.8963
3 Morrisville 0.9042 0.9063
4 Raleigh 0.9092 0.9113
5 Durham 0.9913 0.9936
6 Chapel Hill 1.0542 1.0567

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 Durham County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Durham County ranges from 0.5542 in Unincorporated Durham County to 1.0542 in Chapel Hill, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,663 to $3,163 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: 0.5542 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.