Lenoir County property tax rates, 2025–26

5 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Lenoir County is 1.0782 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.675Unincorporated Lenoir County
Highest combined rate
1.405Kinston
County rate only
0.675outside town limits
Places
52025–26
1 Unincorporated Lenoir County 0.675 0.6703
2 La Grange 1.0034 0.9965
3 Pink Hill 1.0857 1.0782
4 Grifton 1.225 1.2165
5 Kinston 1.405 1.3953

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 Lenoir County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Lenoir County ranges from 0.675 in Unincorporated Lenoir County to 1.405 in Kinston, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $2,025 to $4,215 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: 0.675 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.