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2008-09 county property tax rates
Fewer counties increase property taxes for 2008-09

Most citizens in North Carolina will not see an increase in county property taxes for 2008-09, even though county commissioners were grappling with the high price of fuel and lean economic forecasts when putting together their budgets. Only 24 counties adopted budgets that included property tax increases for 2008-09, the smallest number of increases in one year since 1998-99.

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2007-08 county property tax rates
Medicaid, infrastructure needs drive up county property tax rates again

More than two-thirds of North Carolinians will be paying more in county property taxes in 2007-08, according to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners’ annual survey of county property tax rates. Rapidly escalating Medicaid expenses and growing infrastructure demands caused by the state’s population increases are the primary budget drivers.

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2006-07 county property tax rates
Property tax rates climb in 32 counties

Many property tax payers hoping for a trickle-down effect from the state’s $2.4 billion budget surplus will be disappointed this fall when they receive their county property tax bills. The state was able to provide up to $27.4 million to cap county Medicaid costs at 2005-06 levels, and counties will begin to receive school construction money from the state lottery. But despite the new revenues and the fact that it’s an election year, 32 counties were forced to raise taxes for 2006-07 due to increasing school construction costs and the Medicaid share.

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2005-06 county property tax rates
Property tax rates continue to climb

Rising Medicaid, school expenses force hands of county boards of commissioners
For county budgets across North Carolina this spring, it was the same old sad refrain – spiraling Medicaid costs, exploding school needs and a rapidly growing population. As a result, a significant number of citizens will once again see increased property tax bills next year after 45 county boards of commissioners were forced to raise property taxes for 2005-06, including 19 counties that saw increases of more than 10 percent.

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2004-05 county property tax rates
Schools, Medicaid continue to drive county budgets

New studies from the U.S. Census Bureau continue to show what North Carolina’s county government leaders have known for years – that North Carolina remains one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, both in terms of retirees and school-age children. Those numbers are being reflected in county budgets, as managers and commissioners across the state continue to deal with an increasing population that requires more schools and more services.

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Tax rate surveys

The tax rate survey, conducted via telephone and e-mail in July of each year, shows newly adopted tax rates by county. To help counties compare their rates to those of similar counties, the effective tax rate is also presented. The effective rate adjusts for the county revaluation cycle by adjusting the county's nominal tax rate by the sales/assessment ratio--the ratio of the selling price of property to the assessed value of property.

The tax rate surveys through 1998-1999 are presented in PDF format. To download these survey files, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your PC. If you need Acrobat Reader, please click here to download directly from Adobe.