Rowan County property tax rates, 2025–26

11 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Rowan County is 0.967 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.580Unincorporated Rowan County
Highest combined rate
1.440East Spencer
County rate only
0.580outside town limits
Places
112025–26
1 Unincorporated Rowan County 0.580 0.4963
2 Cleveland 0.900 0.7702
3 Faith 0.990 0.8472
4 Granite Quarry 1.020 0.8729
5 Landis 1.070 0.9156
6 Rockwell 1.130 0.967
7 Kannapolis 1.1395 0.9751
8 China Grove 1.140 0.9755
9 Spencer 1.2105 1.0359
10 Salisbury 1.245 1.0654
11 East Spencer 1.440 1.2323

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 Rowan County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Rowan County ranges from 0.580 in Unincorporated Rowan County to 1.440 in East Spencer, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,740 to $4,320 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: 0.580 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.