Property tax in Alamance County, North Carolina
In Alamance County, the property tax bill comes from the Alamance County Tax Department, Collections Division. The 2026 bill is due January 5, 2027. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Alamance County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Alamance County, North Carolina is $1,494 a year, which is about 0.62% of the county's median home value of $241,500. That effective rate is lower than the typical North Carolina county (0.65%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Alamance County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Alamance County Tax Department, Collections Division. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Alamance County Tax Department, Real Property Division (Appraisal Section), which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
The county bill covers county tax, 12 fire districts and six towns whose taxes the county collects: Mebane, Gibsonville, Green Level, Haw River, Ossipee and the Village of Alamance. Burlington, Graham and Elon mail their own city or town tax bills separately from the county bill. A countywide revaluation takes effect January 1, 2027, and the county plans to revalue every four years after that. Online and phone payments go through the county's payment provider: card payments carry a 2.5% fee (minimum $2.00) and e-checks a flat $2.00. Some owners get e-bill emails from alamance-nc.estmt.net, which the county says is its print vendor's authorized site.
When are property taxes due in Alamance County?
For the 2026 bill, Alamance County has one due date: January 5, 2027. Bills were mailed July 20, 2026. Taxes are due September 1, 2026 and can be paid without interest through January 5, 2027, which is a Tuesday. The county's bill page prints this last day as January 5, 2026; state law sets it as January 5 after the September 1 due date, which is January 5, 2027. A 0.5% discount applied to payments made on or before August 31, 2026. Mailed payments count by postmark date, and drop box payments are credited as of the drop date. Interest starts on January 6, 2027, not on September 1. State law sets it at 2% for January 6 to February 1, then 3/4% for each month or part of a month after that until the bill is paid. Unpaid real estate taxes can be advertised in local newspapers from March 1 to June 30, at added cost to the owner, and the county can garnish wages and bank accounts or foreclose.
From Alamance County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Alamance County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Alamance County's average effective rate of 0.62% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,497 / year
Property tax in Alamance County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,494 |
| Median home value | $241,500 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.62% |
| Typical North Carolina county rate | 0.65% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Alamance County compare in North Carolina?
Among North Carolina's 100 counties, Alamance County has the 58th highest effective property-tax rate: 57 rank higher and 42 rank lower. That is near the middle for North Carolina. Nationally, it ranks 2187th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every North Carolina county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Alamance County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Alamance County's 45,543 owner-occupied homes, 15.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 34.7% pay at least $2,000, and 18.3% pay under $800. Another 3% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 8,315 | 18.3% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 13,884 | 30.5% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 6,197 | 13.6% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 8,726 | 19.2% |
| $3,000 or more | 7,047 | 15.5% |
| No property tax paid | 1,374 | 3% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,607 and owners without one pay $1,372. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Alamance County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,494 is about 1.8% of the median income of Alamance County homeowner households, $82,343 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 65% of Alamance County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Alamance County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,226 in 2015-2019 to $1,494 in 2020-2024, a 21.9% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 56%, from $154,800 to $241,500. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Alamance County
Alamance County borders 6 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, NC | 0.91% | $4,162 | $459,500 |
| Guilford County, NC | 0.84% | $2,174 | $259,900 |
| Rockingham County, NC | 0.75% | $1,258 | $168,600 |
| Caswell County, NC | 0.69% | $1,140 | $164,500 |
| Randolph County, NC | 0.67% | $1,324 | $197,100 |
| Chatham County, NC | 0.64% | $2,847 | $446,200 |
| Alamance County, NC (this county) | 0.62% | $1,494 | $241,500 |
How is a home assessed in Alamance County?
North Carolina assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Alamance County included. How North Carolina assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Alamance County?
No. North Carolina has no general homestead exemption; relief is targeted to older and disabled owners and to disabled veterans. That is the North Carolina rule, and it applies in Alamance County. North Carolina's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Alamance County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the North Carolina ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Alamance County property assessment
In Alamance County you appeal to the Alamance County Board of Equalization and Review. The deadline: Contact the Tax Department first; many concerns are settled without a formal appeal. For the 2026 tax year the county's deadline to appeal a real property value was April 23, 2026. Under state law a hearing before the Board of Equalization and Review must be requested in writing or in person before the board adjourns, and the board first meets between the first Monday in April and the first Monday in May. The board's decision can be appealed to the North Carolina Property Tax Commission. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How North Carolina's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
North Carolina rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the North Carolina page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Alamance County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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North Carolina income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what North Carolina actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Alamance County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Alamance County, North Carolina: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.