Carteret County property tax rates, 2025–26

12 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Carteret County is 0.36505 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.225Unincorporated Carteret County
Highest combined rate
0.680Newport
County rate only
0.225outside town limits
Places
122025–26
1 Unincorporated Carteret County 0.225 0.2212
2 Bogue 0.275 0.2704
3 Peletier 0.280 0.2753
4 Emerald Isle 0.330 0.3245
5 Cedar Point 0.3425 0.3368
6 Cape Carteret 0.365 0.3589
7 Atlantic Beach 0.3775 0.3712
8 Pine Knoll Shores 0.395 0.3884
9 Indian Beach 0.465 0.4572
10 Beaufort 0.5134 0.5048
11 Morehead City 0.5675 0.558
12 Newport 0.680 0.6687

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 Carteret County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Carteret County ranges from 0.225 in Unincorporated Carteret County to 0.680 in Newport, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $675 to $2,040 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: 0.225 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.