North Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
Chowan County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Chowan County pays $1,677 a year, an effective rate of 0.71%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,677
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.71%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -16%
- vs U.S. average
- #37 of 100
- rank in NC
The verdict
Homeowners in Chowan County pay a median $1,677 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.71%, more affordable than 58% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,677
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.71%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1302 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -16%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($235,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Carolina. Population: 13,836. Owner-occupied homes: 4,326.
The median annual property tax in Chowan County is $1,677, which is 12% lower than the North Carolina state average and 16% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.71% on a median home value of $235,800. Property taxes represent 3.1% of the median household income in this county.
Chowan County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Chowan County's 0.71% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 58%).
Decision signal 2
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 19.5%, from $1,403 to $1,677. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Chowan County pay a median annual property tax of $1,677, notably lower than the national median and notably lower than the North Carolina state median. On a $235,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.71% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of North Carolina counties by effective rate
Chowan County ranks #37 of 100 counties in North Carolina by effective rate (63% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Chowan County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $53,864 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Chowan 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 64% from $1,024 to $1,677. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 947 of 4,326 owner-occupied homes (21.9%). 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 3.1% 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 Chowan County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Chowan County homeowners, 947 of 4,326 owner-occupied homes (21.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 19.0% (820)
- $800 to $1,499 21.9% (947)
- $1,500 to $1,999 20.0% (864)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.7% (940)
- $3,000 or more 13.2% (573)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
182 homes here (4.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Carolina handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Chowan County, mortgaged homeowners pay 15% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Chowan County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Chowan County's effective rate is higher than 63% of the 100 counties in North Carolina - ranking #37 of 100.
Where Chowan County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.71% more affordable than 58% 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 Chowan County moved from $1,024 in the 2020 release to $1,677 in 2024, a change of about 64%. 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.
Chowan County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Chowan 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 Above-median income burden | 3.1% | - | - |
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.
Chowan County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Carolina counties.
Chowan County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,677 +19.5% | 0.71% |
| 2023 | $1,403 +10.3% | 0.69% |
| 2022 | $1,272 +17.2% | 0.70% |
| 2021 | $1,085 +6.0% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | $1,024 | 0.73% |
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.
Chowan County: tax-to-income at 3.1%
Counties near Chowan County's effective rate
On effective rate, Chowan County sits nearest Kings County (NY), Loup County (NE), Madison County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Brooks County (TX), Ouachita Parish (LA), Valley County (MT).
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
Chowan County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 390 of 6,490 returns from Chowan County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,041 - 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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Chowan County rate FAQs
- Are property taxes increasing in Chowan County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Chowan County is recorded at $1,677 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,024 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 4,326 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 tax affordability score for Chowan County?
- Chowan County, North Carolina scores D (46/100) 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 C (0.71%). 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.
- What is the average property tax in Chowan County, North Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in Chowan County is $1,677, an effective rate of 0.71% on a $235,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Chowan County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Chowan County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.71% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Chowan County?
- Property taxes in Chowan County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $53,864 median household income.
What to do with Chowan County's UNDER rate
At Chowan County's 0.71% effective rate, a $235,800 home implies about $1,677/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Chowan County ranks #37 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 Chowan 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: 0.71%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,677/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Chowan County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Chowan County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Dawson County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Chowan County at $1,677/yr; rate 1.62% vs Chowan County 0.71%.
Madison County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Chowan County at $1,677/yr; rate 0.76% vs Chowan County 0.71%.
Baraga County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,679/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.22% vs Chowan County 0.71%.
Bulloch County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,679/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.75% vs Chowan County 0.71%.
North Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published North Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Chowan County stamps UNDER · 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 Chowan County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.