Orange County property tax rates, 2025–26

6 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Orange County is 1.0954 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.6383Unincorporated Orange County
Highest combined rate
1.2036Carrboro
County rate only
0.6383outside town limits
Places
62025–26
1 Unincorporated Orange County 0.6383 0.6317
2 Mebane 1.0083 0.9979
3 Durham 1.0754 1.0643
4 Chapel Hill 1.1383 1.1265
5 Hillsborough 1.1513 1.1394
6 Carrboro 1.2036 1.1911

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 Orange County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Orange County ranges from 0.6383 in Unincorporated Orange County to 1.2036 in Carrboro, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,915 to $3,611 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: 0.6383 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.