Hertford County property tax rates, 2025–26

7 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Hertford County is 1.0347 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.840Unincorporated Hertford County
Highest combined rate
1.650Ahoskie
County rate only
0.840outside town limits
Places
72025–26
1 Unincorporated Hertford County 0.840 0.6486
2 Como 1.140 0.8803
3 Harrellsville 1.240 0.9575
4 Cofield 1.340 1.0347
5 Winton 1.490 1.1505
6 Murfreesboro 1.500 1.1583
7 Ahoskie 1.650 1.2741

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 Hertford County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Hertford County ranges from 0.840 in Unincorporated Hertford County to 1.650 in Ahoskie, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $2,520 to $4,950 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: 0.840 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.