Edgecombe County property tax rates, 2025–26

11 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Edgecombe County is 1.2554 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.890Unincorporated Edgecombe County
Highest combined rate
1.720Sharpsburg
County rate only
0.890outside town limits
Places
112025–26
1 Unincorporated Edgecombe County 0.890 0.8338
2 Leggett 1.140 1.068
3 Macclesfield 1.260 1.1804
4 Speed 1.270 1.1898
5 Tarboro 1.310 1.2273
6 Conetoe 1.340 1.2554
7 Pinetops 1.470 1.3772
8 Princeville 1.500 1.4053
9 Rocky Mount 1.510 1.4146
10 Whitakers 1.640 1.5364
11 Sharpsburg 1.720 1.6114

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 Edgecombe County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Edgecombe County ranges from 0.890 in Unincorporated Edgecombe County to 1.720 in Sharpsburg, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $2,670 to $5,160 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: 0.890 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.