Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Durham County is $2,001.00 per year, based on a median home value of $176,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.14% of property value.

Durham County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred--no counties in North Carolina, Durham County is ranked 2nd by median property taxes, and 0th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in North Carolina, Durham County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $20,600.00 greater than the North Carolina median of $155,500.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Durham County.

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2nd out of 100 By median yearly property tax

0th out of 100 By percentage of median home value

1st out of 100 By percentage of median income

You can see how Durham 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 Durham County are the responsibility of the Durham County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Durham, North Carolina.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Durham County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Durham County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Durham County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Durham 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 Durham County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).