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Durham County, NC Property Tax Information

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Property Tax

Property tax in North Carolina is a locally assessed tax, collected by the state's counties. The State Department of Revenue is responsible for listing, appraising and assessing all real estate within the counties. North Carolina legislation requires counties to reappraise real property (land, buildings and other improvements) at least once every eight years. However, it also allows them to reappraise properties as often as they want.


Market Value

Durham County Tax Administrator's Office establishes the appraised value, also known as market value, for all taxable property within the county. Market value has been defined by The Supreme Court as the sale price of real estate as agreed upon between a willing buyer and willing seller, with neither being under duress to buy or sell.

Land value $51,100
Improvement value + $171,891
Market value = $222,991

Assessed Value

The Tax Administrator's Office also assesses all real estate in Durham County. North Carolina General Statutes require that real estate be assessed at 100% of its market value as of January 1 of each reappraisal year.

Assessed value = $222,991

Property Tax

Property tax is calculated by multiplying the taxable value with the corresponding tax rate.
Base tax is an estimate of what an owner NOT benefiting from any exemptions would pay.
Current tax represents the amount the present owner pays including exemptions.
Actual taxes might differ from the figures displayed here due to various abatement and financial assistance programs.

Tax Description Assessed Value Tax Rate Tax Amount
City Of Durham $222,991 x 0.557500% = $1,243.17
Durham County $222,991 x 0.753000% = $1,679.12
Base tax = $2,922.30

Current tax = $2,906.46

For more information please visit the web pages of Durham County's Tax Administrator Office or look up this property's current tax situation here.

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