Wake County property tax rates, 2025–26

16 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Wake County is 0.8844 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.5171Unincorporated Wake County
Highest combined rate
1.0941Zebulon
County rate only
0.5171outside town limits
Places
162025–26
1 Unincorporated Wake County 0.5171 0.4933
2 Cary 0.8571 0.8176
3 Holly Springs 0.8606 0.821
4 Morrisville 0.8671 0.8272
5 Raleigh 0.8721 0.8319
6 Apex 0.8731 0.8329
7 Fuquay-Varina 0.8751 0.8348
8 Rolesville 0.9171 0.8749
9 Wake Forest 0.9371 0.8939
10 Wendell 0.9371 0.8939
11 Durham 0.9542 0.9102
12 Knightdale 0.9571 0.913
13 Angier 1.0071 0.9607
14 Clayton 1.0071 0.9607
15 Garner 1.0371 0.9893
16 Zebulon 1.0941 1.0437

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 Wake County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Wake County ranges from 0.5171 in Unincorporated Wake County to 1.0941 in Zebulon, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,551 to $3,282 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: 0.5171 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.