North Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
Camden County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Camden County pays $1,952 a year, an effective rate of 0.58%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,952
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.58%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -2%
- vs U.S. average
- #72 of 100
- rank in NC
The verdict
Homeowners in Camden County pay a median $1,952 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.58%, more affordable than 74% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,952
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.58%
- Effective rate on median home
- #816 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -2%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($337,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Carolina. Population: 10,927. Owner-occupied homes: 3,293.
The median annual property tax in Camden County is $1,952, which is 3% higher than the North Carolina state average and 2% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.58% on a median home value of $337,100. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Camden County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Camden County's 0.58% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 74%).
Decision signal 2
Near the middle of North Carolina counties by effective rate
Camden County ranks #72 of 100 counties in North Carolina by effective rate (28% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Camden County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $91,078 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 9.4%, from $1,784 to $1,952. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Camden County pay a median annual property tax of $1,952, roughly in line with the national median and modestly above the North Carolina state median. On a $337,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.58% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Camden 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 37% from $1,430 to $1,952. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 756 of 3,293 owner-occupied homes (23.0%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 2.1% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 Camden County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Camden County homeowners, 756 of 3,293 owner-occupied homes (23.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.2% (368)
- $800 to $1,499 19.0% (625)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.2% (633)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.7% (749)
- $3,000 or more 23.0% (756)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
162 homes here (4.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Carolina handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Camden County, mortgaged homeowners pay 10% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Camden County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Camden County's effective rate is higher than 28% of the 100 counties in North Carolina - ranking #72 of 100.
Where Camden County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.58% Among the most affordable more affordable than 74% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Camden County moved from $1,430 in the 2020 release to $1,952 in 2024, a change of about 37%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Camden County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Camden County | North Carolina Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Camden County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Carolina counties.
Camden County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,952 +9.4% | 0.58% |
| 2023 | $1,784 +5.6% | 0.62% |
| 2022 | $1,689 +15.1% | 0.65% |
| 2021 | $1,467 +2.6% | 0.65% |
| 2020 | $1,430 | 0.65% |
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.
Camden County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Camden County's effective rate
On effective rate, Camden County sits nearest Flathead County (MT), Bollinger County (MO), Pontotoc County (MS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Columbia County (AR), Richardson County (NE), Lea County (NM).
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
Camden County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 280 of 5,120 returns from Camden County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,093 - 43% 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.
Other Counties in North Carolina
Camden County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Camden County?
- Camden County, North Carolina scores C (58/100) 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 rate relief at B (0.58%). 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 Camden County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Camden County is recorded at $1,952 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,430 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 3,293 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What is the average property tax in Camden County, North Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in Camden County is $1,952, an effective rate of 0.58% on a $337,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Camden County?
- Property taxes in Camden County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $91,078 median household income.
- How does Camden County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Camden County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.58% versus 0.92% nationally.
What to do with Camden County's QUIET rate
At Camden County's 0.58% effective rate, a $337,100 home implies about $1,952/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Camden County ranks #72 of 100 North Carolina counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. North Carolina overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Camden County's QUIET 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: 0.58%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,952/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Camden County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Camden County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Iredell County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Camden County at $1,952/yr; rate 0.61% vs Camden County 0.58%.
Limestone County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,953/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.19% vs Camden County 0.58%.
Schuyler County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,950/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.78% vs Camden County 0.58%.
Lee County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,955/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.38% vs Camden County 0.58%.
North Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published North Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Camden County stamps QUIET · MID - 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 Camden County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.