Property tax in Currituck County, North Carolina
In Currituck County, the property tax bill comes from the Currituck County Tax Department. 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 Currituck County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Currituck County, North Carolina is $1,760 a year, which is about 0.46% of the county's median home value of $378,800. 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 Currituck County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Currituck County Tax Department. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Currituck County Tax Department, 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.
Currituck County has no incorporated towns, so there is no separate town bill. Depending on where the property sits, fire, road, water and sewer, stormwater or solid waste district taxes are added to the county rate, and each dwelling is charged an annual solid waste fee that is higher on the southern beaches than on the mainland. Low-income homeowners can apply to the tax office to waive the trash and recycling fee by December 31; the waiver does not reduce the property tax itself. If your mortgage lender pays from escrow, lenders' tax services often do not pay the county until late November or December. Vehicle taxes are paid to the state DMV with your registration renewal, not on this bill. Online payments go through the county's Citizen Self Service portal.
When are property taxes due in Currituck County?
For the 2026 bill, Currituck County has one due date: January 5, 2027. North Carolina law makes property taxes due September 1 and lets them be paid at face amount before January 6, so 2026 bills can be paid without interest through January 5, 2027 (a Tuesday). The county says bills are mailed in mid-August and become delinquent after January 5. A mailed payment counts as paid on its U.S. Postal Service postmark date. Taxes not paid by January 5 are charged 2% interest on January 6, then an additional 3/4% for each month or part of a month after that until paid.
From Currituck 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 Currituck County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Currituck County's average effective rate of 0.46% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,742 / year
Property tax in Currituck County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,760 |
| Median home value | $378,800 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.46% |
| 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 Currituck County compare in North Carolina?
Among North Carolina's 100 counties, Currituck County has the 92nd highest effective property-tax rate: 91 rank higher and 8 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2764th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every North Carolina county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Currituck County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Currituck County's 10,337 owner-occupied homes, 14.8% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 37.3% pay at least $2,000, and 10.5% pay under $800. Another 1.4% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 1,087 | 10.5% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 2,670 | 25.8% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,574 | 24.9% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 2,324 | 22.5% |
| $3,000 or more | 1,534 | 14.8% |
| No property tax paid | 148 | 1.4% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,817 and owners without one pay $1,565. 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 Currituck County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,760 is about 1.7% of the median income of Currituck County homeowner households, $104,159 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 87.3% of Currituck 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 Currituck County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,233 in 2015-2019 to $1,760 in 2020-2024, a 42.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 47.3%, from $257,200 to $378,800.
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 Currituck County
Currituck County borders 5 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake city, VA | 0.82% | $3,108 | $378,400 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | 0.81% | $1,331 | $164,500 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | 0.8% | $3,061 | $382,500 |
| Camden County, NC | 0.58% | $1,952 | $337,100 |
| Dare County, NC | 0.52% | $2,391 | $460,400 |
| Currituck County, NC (this county) | 0.46% | $1,760 | $378,800 |
How is a home assessed in Currituck County?
North Carolina assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Currituck County included. How North Carolina assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Currituck 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 Currituck County. North Carolina's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Currituck County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the North Carolina ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Currituck County property assessment
In Currituck County you appeal to the Currituck County Board of Equalization and Review. The deadline: For tax year 2026 the board met on April 20, 2026. A real property appeal must be made in writing or in person before the board adjourns; after that there is no further appeal for that tax year. A board decision can be appealed to the North Carolina Property Tax Commission within 30 days after the board mails its decision. 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 Currituck 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 Currituck County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Currituck 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.