North Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
Currituck County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Currituck County pays $1,760 a year, an effective rate of 0.46%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,760
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.46%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -12%
- vs U.S. average
- #92 of 100
- rank in NC
The verdict
Homeowners in Currituck County pay a median $1,760 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.46%, more affordable than 88% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,760
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.46%
- Effective rate on median home
- #389 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -12%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($378,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Carolina. Population: 30,601. Owner-occupied homes: 10,337.
The median annual property tax in Currituck County is $1,760, which is 7% lower than the North Carolina state average and 12% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.46% on a median home value of $378,800. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Currituck County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Currituck County's 0.46% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 88%).
Decision signal 2
High among North Carolina counties by effective rate
Currituck County ranks #92 of 100 counties in North Carolina by effective rate (8% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Currituck County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $93,511 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Currituck County pay a median annual property tax of $1,760, notably lower than the national median and modestly below the North Carolina state median. On a $378,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.46% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Currituck 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Currituck County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 2.7% down, against a median home value that rose 43.8%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 39.9%, from $1,258 to $1,760.
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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 40% from $1,258 to $1,760. 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 2,670 of 10,337 owner-occupied homes (25.8%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.9% 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 Currituck County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Currituck County homeowners, 2,670 of 10,337 owner-occupied homes (25.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.5% (1,087)
- $800 to $1,499 25.8% (2,670)
- $1,500 to $1,999 24.9% (2,574)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.5% (2,324)
- $3,000 or more 14.8% (1,534)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
148 homes here (1.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Carolina handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Currituck County, mortgaged homeowners pay 16% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Currituck County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Currituck County's effective rate is higher than 8% of the 100 counties in North Carolina - ranking #92 of 100.
Where Currituck County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.46% Among the most affordable more affordable than 88% 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 Currituck County moved from $1,258 in the 2020 release to $1,760 in 2024, a change of about 40%. 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.
Currituck County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Currituck County | North Carolina Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Currituck County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Carolina counties.
Currituck County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,760 +10.0% | 0.46% |
| 2023 | $1,600 +8.1% | 0.46% |
| 2022 | $1,480 +10.9% | 0.47% |
| 2021 | $1,334 +6.0% | 0.48% |
| 2020 | $1,258 | 0.48% |
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.
Currituck County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Currituck County's effective rate
On effective rate, Currituck County sits nearest Grant County (NM), Lyon County (NV), Ripley County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Indian River County (FL), Walsh County (ND), Stanton County (NE).
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
Currituck County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,090 of 14,540 returns from Currituck County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,994 - 40% 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
Currituck County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Currituck County?
- Currituck County, North Carolina scores C+ (64/100) 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 A (0.46%). 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 Currituck County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Currituck County jumped 39.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,258 to $1,760, 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 is the average property tax in Currituck County, North Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in Currituck County is $1,760, an effective rate of 0.46% on a $378,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Currituck County?
- Property taxes in Currituck County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $93,511 median household income.
- How does Currituck County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Currituck County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.46% versus 0.92% nationally.
What to do with Currituck County's QUIET rate
At Currituck County's 0.46% effective rate, a $378,800 home implies about $1,760/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.9% of Currituck County's $93,511 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Currituck 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: 0.46%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,760/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Currituck County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Currituck County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Hockley County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Currituck County at $1,760/yr; rate 1.39% vs Currituck County 0.46%.
Marion County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,759/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.71% vs Currituck County 0.46%.
Churchill County, NV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,758/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.53% vs Currituck County 0.46%.
Harrison County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,758/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.97% vs Currituck County 0.46%.
North Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published North Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Currituck 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 Currituck County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.