Graham County property tax rates, 2025–26

4 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Graham County is 0.6797 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.590Unincorporated Graham County
Highest combined rate
1.144Fontana Dam
County rate only
0.590outside town limits
Places
42025–26
1 Unincorporated Graham County 0.590 0.4246
2 Lake Santeetlah 0.799 0.575
3 Robbinsville 1.090 0.7844
4 Fontana Dam 1.144 0.8233

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 Graham County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Graham County ranges from 0.590 in Unincorporated Graham County to 1.144 in Fontana Dam, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,770 to $3,432 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: 0.590 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.