Jackson County property tax rates, 2025–26

6 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Jackson County is 0.4502 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.310Unincorporated Jackson County
Highest combined rate
0.760Sylva
County rate only
0.310outside town limits
Places
62025–26
1 Unincorporated Jackson County 0.310 0.3101
2 Highlands 0.4122 0.4124
3 Forest Hills 0.440 0.4402
4 Webster 0.460 0.4602
5 Dillsboro 0.540 0.5402
6 Sylva 0.760 0.7603

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 Jackson County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Jackson County ranges from 0.310 in Unincorporated Jackson County to 0.760 in Sylva, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $930 to $2,280 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: 0.310 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.