Stanly County property tax rates, 2025–26

11 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Stanly County is 0.7733 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.510Unincorporated Stanly County
Highest combined rate
1.120Albemarle
County rate only
0.510outside town limits
Places
112025–26
1 Unincorporated Stanly County 0.510 0.493
2 New London 0.670 0.6476
3 Red Cross 0.670 0.6476
4 Richfield 0.730 0.7056
5 Misenheimer 0.780 0.754
6 Locust 0.800 0.7733
7 Stanfield 0.830 0.8023
8 Oakboro 0.880 0.8506
9 Norwood 0.890 0.8603
10 Badin 0.9575 0.9255
11 Albemarle 1.120 1.0826

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 Stanly County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Stanly County ranges from 0.510 in Unincorporated Stanly County to 1.120 in Albemarle, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,530 to $3,360 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: 0.510 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.