Mecklenburg County property tax rates, 2025–26

9 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Mecklenburg County is 0.6394 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.4927Unincorporated Mecklenburg County
Highest combined rate
0.7927Pineville
County rate only
0.4927outside town limits
Places
92025–26
1 Unincorporated Mecklenburg County 0.4927 0.4374
2 Cornelius 0.6658 0.5911
3 Stallings 0.6817 0.6052
4 Mint Hill 0.7177 0.6372
5 Huntersville 0.7202 0.6394
6 Davidson 0.7587 0.6736
7 Charlotte 0.7668 0.6808
8 Matthews 0.7722 0.6856
9 Pineville 0.7927 0.7038

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 Mecklenburg County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Mecklenburg County ranges from 0.4927 in Unincorporated Mecklenburg County to 0.7927 in Pineville, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,478 to $2,378 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: 0.4927 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.