Haywood County property tax rates, 2025–26

5 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Haywood County is 0.5808 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.550Unincorporated Haywood County
Highest combined rate
1.090Canton
County rate only
0.550outside town limits
Places
52025–26
1 Unincorporated Haywood County 0.550 0.326
2 Maggie Valley 0.950 0.5631
3 Clyde 0.980 0.5808
4 Waynesville 1.029 0.6099
5 Canton 1.090 0.646

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 Haywood County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Haywood County ranges from 0.550 in Unincorporated Haywood County to 1.090 in Canton, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,650 to $3,270 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: 0.550 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.