Montgomery County property tax rates, 2025–26

6 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Montgomery County is 0.72035 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.615Unincorporated Montgomery County
Highest combined rate
1.265Candor
County rate only
0.615outside town limits
Places
62025–26
1 Unincorporated Montgomery County 0.615 0.3707
2 Troy 1.095 0.6601
3 Biscoe 1.175 0.7083
4 Mount Gilead 1.215 0.7324
5 Star 1.235 0.7445
6 Candor 1.265 0.7625

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 Montgomery County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Montgomery County ranges from 0.615 in Unincorporated Montgomery County to 1.265 in Candor, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,845 to $3,795 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: 0.615 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.