Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Wake County is $1,793.00 per year, based on a median home value of $222,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.81% of property value.

Wake County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred--no counties in North Carolina, Wake County is ranked 4th by median property taxes, and 36th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Wake County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Wake County is $222,300.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $155,500.00

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4th out of 100 By median yearly property tax

36th out of 100 By percentage of median home value

16th out of 100 By percentage of median income

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

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