Property tax in Northampton County, North Carolina

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Northampton County, North Carolina is $1,239 a year, which is about 1.08% of the county's median home value of $114,500. That effective rate is higher than the typical North Carolina county (0.65%) and higher 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.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Northampton County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Northampton County's average effective rate of 1.08% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $1,237 / year

Property tax in Northampton County at a glance

Northampton County, North Carolina property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,239
Median home value	$114,500
Effective tax rate	1.08%
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 Northampton County compare in North Carolina?

Among North Carolina's 100 counties, Northampton County has the 2nd highest effective property-tax rate: 1 rank higher and 98 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 940th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every North Carolina county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Northampton County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Northampton County's 5,860 owner-occupied homes, 12.3% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 21.1% pay at least $2,000, and 24.9% pay under $800. Another 6% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Northampton County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	1,458	24.9%
$800 to $1,499	2,026	34.6%
$1,500 to $1,999	790	13.5%
$2,000 to $2,999	514	8.8%
$3,000 or more	718	12.3%
No property tax paid	354	6%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,375 and owners without one pay $1,117. 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 Northampton County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,239 is about 2.3% of the median income of Northampton County homeowner households, $54,333 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 74.6% of Northampton 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 Northampton County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,067 in 2015-2019 to $1,239 in 2020-2024, a 16.1% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 37.5%, from $83,300 to $114,500. 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 Northampton County

Northampton County borders 7 counties, 3 of them across the state line.

Northampton County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Halifax County, NC	1.15%	$1,216	$106,200
Northampton County, NC (this county)	1.08%	$1,239	$114,500
Hertford County, NC	0.98%	$1,168	$119,200
Bertie County, NC	0.79%	$778	$98,500
Warren County, NC	0.71%	$1,093	$154,200
Southampton County, VA	0.66%	$1,418	$216,200
Brunswick County, VA	0.57%	$820	$142,700
Greensville County, VA	0.54%	$855	$159,400

How is a home assessed in Northampton County?

North Carolina assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Northampton County included. How North Carolina assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Northampton 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 Northampton County. North Carolina's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Northampton County?

A single annual bill, due September 1. You can pay without interest through January 5; anything paid on or after January 6 is delinquent and accrues interest.

That is the North Carolina rule. Northampton County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Northampton County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County Board of Equalization and Review, then the Property Tax Commission. The filing deadline is typically before the county board adjourns (varies by county). That is the North Carolina rule; Northampton County sets the exact dates and forms. The North Carolina appeal process step by step.

North Carolina rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the North Carolina page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Northampton 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.