Richmond County property tax rates, 2025–26

6 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Richmond County is 1.34285 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.730Unincorporated Richmond County
Highest combined rate
1.490Hamlet
County rate only
0.730outside town limits
Places
62025–26
1 Unincorporated Richmond County 0.730 0.7512
2 Hoffman 1.130 1.1628
3 Rockingham 1.280 1.3171
4 Dobbins Heights 1.330 1.3686
5 Ellerbe 1.350 1.3891
6 Hamlet 1.490 1.5332

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 Richmond County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Richmond County ranges from 0.730 in Unincorporated Richmond County to 1.490 in Hamlet, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $2,190 to $4,470 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: 0.730 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.