North Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
Anson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Anson County pays $1,141 a year, an effective rate of 0.77%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,141
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.77%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -43%
- vs U.S. average
- #25 of 100
- rank in NC
The verdict
Homeowners in Anson County pay a median $1,141 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.77%, more affordable than 53% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,141
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.77%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1476 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -43%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($148,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Carolina. Population: 22,289. Owner-occupied homes: 5,857.
The median annual property tax in Anson County is $1,141, which is 40% lower than the North Carolina state average and 43% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.77% on a median home value of $148,600. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Anson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Anson County's 0.77% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 53%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Anson County pay a median annual property tax of $1,141, well below the national median and well below the North Carolina state median. On a $148,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.77% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among North Carolina counties by effective rate
Anson County ranks #25 of 100 counties in North Carolina by effective rate (75% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Anson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $47,302 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Anson County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Anson County's effective rate fell 12.8% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 42.7%, leaving the median bill 24.4% higher at $1,141. That rate move is larger than the one in 53% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $917 to $1,141, a gain of 24%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 2,441 of 5,857 owner-occupied homes (41.7%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 2.4% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Anson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Anson County homeowners, 2,441 of 5,857 owner-occupied homes (41.7%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 28.1% (1,644)
- $800 to $1,499 41.7% (2,441)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.9% (755)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.6% (565)
- $3,000 or more 4.4% (259)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
193 homes here (3.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Carolina handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Anson County, mortgaged homeowners pay 23% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Anson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Anson County's effective rate is higher than 75% of the 100 counties in North Carolina - ranking #25 of 100.
Where Anson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.77% more affordable than 53% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Anson County taxes property at 0.77%, about 17% above the North Carolina average, yet its median bill of $1,141 lands roughly 40% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Anson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Anson County | North Carolina Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Anson County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Carolina counties.
Anson County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,141 +2.5% | 0.77% |
| 2023 | $1,113 +6.8% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | $1,042 +7.0% | 0.90% |
| 2021 | $974 +6.2% | 0.97% |
| 2020 | $917 | 0.88% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Anson County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Anson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Anson County sits nearest Nodaway County (MO), Howard County (MO), Cole County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are St. Mary Parish (LA), Moffat County (CO), Brown County (MN).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Anson County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 320 of 9,700 returns from Anson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,459 - 31% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Anson County rate FAQs
- How does Anson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Anson County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.77% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Anson County, North Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in Anson County is $1,141, an effective rate of 0.77% on a $148,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Anson County?
- Anson County, North Carolina scores C (56/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is bill size at B ($1,141/yr). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Anson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Anson County jumped 24.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $917 to $1,141, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Anson County?
- Property taxes in Anson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $47,302 median household income.
What to do with Anson County's UNDER rate
Anson County's $1,141 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Anson County ranks #25 of 100 North Carolina counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. North Carolina overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Anson County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.77%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,141/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Anson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Anson County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Mitchell County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Anson County at $1,141/yr; rate 0.52% vs Anson County 0.77%.
Beaver County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,142/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.40% vs Anson County 0.77%.
Boyd County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,142/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.10% vs Anson County 0.77%.
Caswell County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,140/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs Anson County 0.77%.
North Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published North Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Anson County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Anson County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.