Johnston County property tax rates, 2025–26

12 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Johnston County is 0.97795 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.520Unincorporated Johnston County
Highest combined rate
1.170Kenly
County rate only
0.520outside town limits
Places
122025–26
1 Unincorporated Johnston County 0.520 0.5137
2 Archer Lodge 0.820 0.810
3 Micro 0.910 0.8989
4 Pine Level 0.910 0.8989
5 Four Oaks 0.915 0.9039
6 Smithfield 0.970 0.9582
7 Clayton 1.010 0.9977
8 Wilsons Mills 1.020 1.0076
9 Princeton 1.105 1.0916
10 Selma 1.120 1.1064
11 Benson 1.130 1.1162
12 Kenly 1.170 1.1558

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 Johnston County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Johnston County ranges from 0.520 in Unincorporated Johnston County to 1.170 in Kenly, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,560 to $3,510 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: 0.520 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.