Franklin County property tax rates, 2025–26

6 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Franklin County is 0.92725 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.505Unincorporated Franklin County
Highest combined rate
1.215Franklinton
County rate only
0.505outside town limits
Places
62025–26
1 Unincorporated Franklin County 0.505 0.4778
2 Wake Forest 0.925 0.8752
3 Bunn 0.955 0.9036
4 Louisburg 1.005 0.9509
5 Youngsville 1.045 0.9888
6 Franklinton 1.215 1.1496

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 Franklin County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Franklin County ranges from 0.505 in Unincorporated Franklin County to 1.215 in Franklinton, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,515 to $3,645 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: 0.505 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.