Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Anson County is $662.00 per year, based on a median home value of $78,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.84% of property value.

Anson County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred--no counties in North Carolina, Anson County is ranked 89th by median property taxes, and 26th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Anson County collects a median of 0.84% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of North Carolina. This is partially because the median property value in Anson County is $77,100.00 lower than the North Carolina median property value of $155,500.00.

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89th out of 100 By median yearly property tax

26th out of 100 By percentage of median home value

79th out of 100 By percentage of median income

You can see how Anson County (highlighted in green) compares to the one-hundred--no other counties in North Carolina with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in North Carolina, see our North Carolina county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which North Carolina counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Anson County are the responsibility of the Anson County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Wadesboro, North Carolina.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Anson County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Anson County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Anson County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Anson County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Anson County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).