Raleigh–Durham area Property Tax Rates (2026

Raleigh–Durham area property tax rates, 2026–27

Rates for the 17 cities and towns with at least 10,000 residents in Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties, plus each county's unincorporated area. North Carolina publishes a combined county and city rate for each town, and an effective rate for comparing towns.

Counties

4Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake

Lowest effective rate

0.840Holly Springs

Highest

1.1899Carrboro

Rate year

2026–27per $100

Rates by place

Largest first, then unincorporated areas. Rates per $100 of assessed value.

Place	County	Combined tax rate	Effective rate	Change from 2025–26
Raleigh	Wake	0.9091	0.8672	+4.2%
Durham	Durham	1.0163	1.0167	+2.5%
Cary	Wake	0.9046	0.8629	+5.5%
Apex	Wake	0.9106	0.8686	+4.3%
Chapel Hill	Orange	1.1805	1.1275	+3.7%
Wake Forest	Wake	0.9571	0.913	+2.1%
Holly Springs	Wake	0.8806	0.840	+2.3%
Fuquay-Varina	Wake	0.9151	0.8729	+4.6%
Garner	Wake	1.0721	1.0227	+3.4%
Clayton	Johnston	1.000	0.9852	-1.0%
Morrisville	Wake	0.8871	0.8462	+2.3%
Knightdale	Wake	0.9771	0.9321	+2.1%
Carrboro	Orange	1.2458	1.1899	+3.5%
Wendell	Wake	0.9571	0.913	+2.1%
Smithfield	Johnston	0.960	0.9458	-1.0%
Rolesville	Wake	0.9371	0.8939	+2.2%
Zebulon	Wake	1.1141	1.0628	+1.8%
Unincorporated Durham County	Durham	0.5792	0.5794	+4.5%
Unincorporated Johnston County	Johnston	0.510	0.5024	-1.9%
Unincorporated Orange County	Orange	0.6805	0.6499	+6.6%
Unincorporated Wake County	Wake	0.5371	0.5124	+3.9%

Reading these rates

The rate shown adds the county and city rates, as the Department of Revenue publishes them; it leaves out special districts such as fire districts. Counties revalue on different schedules, so the effective rate, which adjusts for how close assessments are to sale prices, is the better way to compare towns across counties.

More in the North Carolina property tax guide, and where rates rose most this year.

Source

Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue, 2026-2027 County and Municipal Tax Rates and Effective Tax Rates. Retrieved 2026-10-30.

Rates are shown exactly as published. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].