Property tax in Rockingham County, North Carolina
In Rockingham County, the property tax bill comes from the Rockingham County Tax Administration, Collection 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 Rockingham County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Rockingham County, North Carolina is $1,258 a year, which is about 0.75% of the county's median home value of $168,600. That effective rate is higher 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 Rockingham County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Rockingham County Tax Administration, Collection Division. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Rockingham County Tax Administration, Real Property Division, 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 tax office also collects property tax for the City of Eden, the City of Reidsville, and the towns of Madison, Mayodan and Stoneville, plus 20 rural fire districts. The last countywide revaluation took effect January 1, 2024. Card payments online or by phone carry a convenience fee, and online e-check payments carry a $1.00 fee. Mailed payments go to Rockingham County Tax Collector, PO Box 68, Wentworth, NC 27375-0068.
When are property taxes due in Rockingham County?
For the 2026 bill, Rockingham County has one due date: January 5, 2027. Taxes are legally due September 1, 2026, but the county says 2026 bills can be paid until January 5, 2027 (a Tuesday) with no interest. The county mailed 2026 bills on July 27, 2026. There is no discount for paying early. Under state law a mailed payment counts as received on its U.S. Postal Service postmark date. Interest of 2% is added on January 6, then 3/4% more on the first day of each month from February 1 until the bill is paid. Once a bill is delinquent the county can garnish wages, attach bank accounts, rents or a North Carolina income tax refund, seize personal property, or foreclose on the real estate.
From Rockingham 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 Rockingham County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Rockingham County's average effective rate of 0.75% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,265 / year
Property tax in Rockingham County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,258 |
| Median home value | $168,600 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.75% |
| 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 Rockingham County compare in North Carolina?
Among North Carolina's 100 counties, Rockingham County has the 28th highest effective property-tax rate: 27 rank higher and 72 rank lower. That is on the higher side for North Carolina. Nationally, it ranks 1735th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every North Carolina county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Rockingham County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Rockingham County's 28,545 owner-occupied homes, 7.1% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 21.1% pay at least $2,000, and 24% pay under $800. Another 4.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 6,855 | 24% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 10,351 | 36.3% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 4,096 | 14.3% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 4,000 | 14% |
| $3,000 or more | 2,031 | 7.1% |
| No property tax paid | 1,212 | 4.2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,350 and owners without one pay $1,142. 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 Rockingham County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,258 is about 1.8% of the median income of Rockingham County homeowner households, $70,732 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 72.1% of Rockingham 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 Rockingham County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,086 in 2015-2019 to $1,258 in 2020-2024, a 15.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 49.5%, from $112,800 to $168,600. 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 Rockingham County
Rockingham County borders 7 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford County, NC | 0.84% | $2,174 | $259,900 |
| Forsyth County, NC | 0.79% | $1,984 | $250,400 |
| Rockingham County, NC (this county) | 0.75% | $1,258 | $168,600 |
| Caswell County, NC | 0.69% | $1,140 | $164,500 |
| Alamance County, NC | 0.62% | $1,494 | $241,500 |
| Stokes County, NC | 0.6% | $1,179 | $196,700 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | 0.59% | $948 | $161,400 |
| Henry County, VA | 0.47% | $637 | $134,800 |
How is a home assessed in Rockingham County?
North Carolina assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Rockingham County included. How North Carolina assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County. North Carolina's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Rockingham County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the North Carolina ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Rockingham County property assessment
In Rockingham County you appeal to the Rockingham County Board of Equalization and Review. The deadline: Start with an informal appeal by calling the Real Property Division and talking to an appraiser; informal appeals can be made from January 1 until the Board of Equalization and Review adjourns. The board, the second step, hears appeals beginning in April each year, and the county publishes its meeting dates on its tax website and in local newspapers. Under state law a request to the board must be made in writing or in person before it adjourns, which in a year without a revaluation is no later than July 1. The county has not posted its 2026 adjournment date. The board's decision can be appealed to the North Carolina Property Tax Commission. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Rockingham County does not restate them on its own pages.
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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Rockingham 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.