Craven County property tax rates, 2025–26

9 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Craven County is 0.6557 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.4448Unincorporated Craven County
Highest combined rate
1.1648Havelock
County rate only
0.4448outside town limits
Places
92025–26
1 Unincorporated Craven County 0.4448 0.3624
2 Trent Woods 0.6148 0.5009
3 River Bend 0.7248 0.5905
4 Dover 0.7748 0.6313
5 Cove City 0.8048 0.6557
6 New Bern 0.8348 0.6802
7 Vanceboro 0.8448 0.6883
8 Bridgeton 0.9448 0.7698
9 Havelock 1.1648 0.949

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 Craven County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Craven County ranges from 0.4448 in Unincorporated Craven County to 1.1648 in Havelock, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,334 to $3,494 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: 0.4448 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.