Property tax in Richmond County, North Carolina

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Richmond County, North Carolina is $1,138 a year, which is about 0.89% of the county's median home value of $127,800. 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 Richmond County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Richmond County's average effective rate of 0.89% (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: $1,137 / year

Property tax in Richmond County at a glance

Richmond County, North Carolina property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,138
Median home value	$127,800
Effective tax rate	0.89%
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 Richmond County compare in North Carolina?

Among North Carolina's 100 counties, Richmond County has the 12th highest effective property-tax rate: 11 rank higher and 88 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 1376th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every North Carolina county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Richmond County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Richmond County's 11,228 owner-occupied homes, 8.1% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 19.5% pay at least $2,000, and 29.6% pay under $800. Another 3.8% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Richmond County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	3,328	29.6%
$800 to $1,499	3,796	33.8%
$1,500 to $1,999	1,489	13.3%
$2,000 to $2,999	1,277	11.4%
$3,000 or more	914	8.1%
No property tax paid	424	3.8%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,282 and owners without one pay $969. 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 Richmond County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,138 is about 1.9% of the median income of Richmond County homeowner households, $58,618 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 65.9% of Richmond 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 Richmond County?

Yes. The median bill went from $849 in 2015-2019 to $1,138 in 2020-2024, a 34% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 53.6%, from $83,200 to $127,800. 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 Richmond County

Richmond County borders 8 counties, 2 of them across the state line.

Richmond County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Scotland County, NC	0.93%	$1,068	$114,900
Richmond County, NC (this county)	0.89%	$1,138	$127,800
Anson County, NC	0.77%	$1,141	$148,600
Hoke County, NC	0.67%	$1,465	$219,300
Montgomery County, NC	0.64%	$1,037	$161,700
Marlboro County, SC	0.6%	$496	$82,000
Stanly County, NC	0.57%	$1,385	$242,400
Moore County, NC	0.53%	$1,849	$351,400
Chesterfield County, SC	0.42%	$487	$116,200

How is a home assessed in Richmond County?

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

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

When are property taxes due in Richmond 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. Richmond County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Richmond 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; Richmond 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 Richmond 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.