Beaufort County property tax rates, 2025–26

8 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Beaufort County is 0.7419 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.445Unincorporated Beaufort County
Highest combined rate
0.955Chocowinity
County rate only
0.445outside town limits
Places
82025–26
1 Unincorporated Beaufort County 0.445 0.4431
2 Pantego 0.555 0.5527
3 Washington Park 0.595 0.5925
4 Bath 0.665 0.6622
5 Belhaven 0.825 0.8216
6 Aurora 0.885 0.8813
7 Washington 0.930 0.9261
8 Chocowinity 0.955 0.951

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 Beaufort County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Beaufort County ranges from 0.445 in Unincorporated Beaufort County to 0.955 in Chocowinity, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,335 to $2,865 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: 0.445 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.