Pender County property tax rates, 2025–26

8 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Pender County is 0.63425 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.7375Unincorporated Pender County
Highest combined rate
1.3375Burgaw
County rate only
0.7375outside town limits
Places
82025–26
1 Unincorporated Pender County 0.7375 0.4006
2 Watha 0.7875 0.4278
3 Saint Helena 0.8375 0.455
4 Atkinson 1.1175 0.6071
5 Topsail Beach 1.2175 0.6614
6 Surf City 1.2675 0.6886
7 Wallace 1.2675 0.6886
8 Burgaw 1.3375 0.7266

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 Pender County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Pender County ranges from 0.7375 in Unincorporated Pender County to 1.3375 in Burgaw, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $2,212 to $4,012 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: 0.7375 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.