Avery County property tax rates, 2025–26

8 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Avery County is 0.51045 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.400Unincorporated Avery County
Highest combined rate
1.050Beech Mountain
County rate only
0.400outside town limits
Places
82025–26
1 Unincorporated Avery County 0.400 0.2618
2 Sugar Mountain 0.680 0.445
3 Crossnore 0.700 0.4581
4 Elk Park 0.700 0.4581
5 Banner Elk 0.860 0.5628
6 Seven Devils 0.870 0.5694
7 Newland 0.960 0.6283
8 Beech Mountain 1.050 0.6872

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 Avery County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Avery County ranges from 0.400 in Unincorporated Avery County to 1.050 in Beech Mountain, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,200 to $3,150 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: 0.400 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.