New Hanover County property tax rates, 2025–26

5 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in New Hanover County is 0.4469 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.306Unincorporated New Hanover County
Highest combined rate
0.5885Wilmington
County rate only
0.306outside town limits
Places
52025–26
1 Unincorporated New Hanover County 0.306 0.3054
2 Wrightsville Beach 0.3591 0.3584
3 Carolina Beach 0.4477 0.4469
4 Kure Beach 0.478 0.4771
5 Wilmington 0.5885 0.5874

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 New Hanover County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in New Hanover County ranges from 0.306 in Unincorporated New Hanover County to 0.5885 in Wilmington, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $918 to $1,766 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: 0.306 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.