Surry County property tax rates, 2025–26

5 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Surry County is 1.0478 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.513Unincorporated Surry County
Highest combined rate
1.093Mount Airy
County rate only
0.513outside town limits
Places
52025–26
1 Unincorporated Surry County 0.513 0.5056
2 Dobson 0.943 0.9295
3 Elkin 1.063 1.0478
4 Pilot Mountain 1.083 1.0675
5 Mount Airy 1.093 1.0773

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 Surry County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Surry County ranges from 0.513 in Unincorporated Surry County to 1.093 in Mount Airy, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,539 to $3,279 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: 0.513 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.