Columbus County property tax rates, 2025–26

11 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Columbus County is 1.0789 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.805Unincorporated Columbus County
Highest combined rate
1.455Fair Bluff
County rate only
0.805outside town limits
Places
112025–26
1 Unincorporated Columbus County 0.805 0.709
2 Boardman 0.855 0.753
3 Cerro Gordo 1.005 0.8852
4 Lake Waccamaw 1.105 0.9732
5 Sandyfield 1.155 1.0173
6 Brunswick 1.225 1.0789
7 Whiteville 1.345 1.1846
8 Bolton 1.405 1.2375
9 Tabor City 1.405 1.2375
10 Chadbourn 1.425 1.2551
11 Fair Bluff 1.455 1.2815

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 Columbus County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Columbus County ranges from 0.805 in Unincorporated Columbus County to 1.455 in Fair Bluff, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $2,415 to $4,365 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: 0.805 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.