Wilkes County property tax rates, 2025–26

5 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Wilkes County is 0.8178 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.420Unincorporated Wilkes County
Highest combined rate
0.970Elkin
County rate only
0.420outside town limits
Places
52025–26
1 Unincorporated Wilkes County 0.420 0.4138
2 Ronda 0.670 0.6602
3 North Wilkesboro 0.830 0.8178
4 Wilkesboro 0.880 0.8671
5 Elkin 0.970 0.9558

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 Wilkes County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Wilkes County ranges from 0.420 in Unincorporated Wilkes County to 0.970 in Elkin, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,260 to $2,910 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: 0.420 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.