North Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
Jackson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Jackson County pays $976 a year, an effective rate of 0.34%, far below the U.S. average.
- $976
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.34%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -51%
- vs U.S. average
- #100 of 100
- rank in NC
The verdict
Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median $976 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.34%, more affordable than 96% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $976
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.34%
- Effective rate on median home
- #123 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -51%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($284,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Carolina. Population: 43,771. Owner-occupied homes: 11,201.
The median annual property tax in Jackson County is $976, which is 49% lower than the North Carolina state average and 51% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.34% on a median home value of $284,700. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Jackson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Jackson County's 0.34% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 96% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median annual property tax of $976, far below the national median and well below the North Carolina state median. On a $284,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.34% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among North Carolina counties by effective rate
Jackson County ranks #100 of 100 counties in North Carolina by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Jackson County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $55,815 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Jackson 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
Jackson County's effective rate fell 14.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 37.6%, leaving the median bill 17.7% higher at $976. That rate move is larger than the one in 61% 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 $829 to $976, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 3,982 of 11,201 owner-occupied homes (35.6%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.7% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
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.
Jackson County is an outlier inside North Carolina
Across the 100 North Carolina counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.67%. Jackson County is at 0.34%, which sits 2.0 standard deviations below that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Jackson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Jackson County homeowners, 3,982 of 11,201 owner-occupied homes (35.6%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 35.6% (3,982)
- $800 to $1,499 34.0% (3,810)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.3% (816)
- $2,000 to $2,999 6.2% (689)
- $3,000 or more 7.1% (795)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,109 homes here (9.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Carolina handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Jackson 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.
Jackson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Jackson County's effective rate is higher than 0% of the 100 counties in North Carolina - ranking #100 of 100.
Where Jackson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.34% Among the most affordable more affordable than 96% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.34%, Jackson County sits in the lowest 4% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $976, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Jackson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Jackson County | North Carolina Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
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.
Jackson County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Carolina counties.
Jackson County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $976 +4.1% | 0.34% |
| 2023 | $938 +4.7% | 0.37% |
| 2022 | $896 +5.0% | 0.37% |
| 2021 | $853 +2.9% | 0.40% |
| 2020 | $829 | 0.40% |
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.
Jackson County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Jackson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Jackson County sits nearest Storey County (NV), Boise County (ID), Towns County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Chesapeake city (VA), Harrison County (TX), Adams County (OH).
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
Jackson County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 670 of 17,450 returns from Jackson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,687 - 37% of those reporters sat in the $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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Jackson County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Jackson County?
- Jackson County, North Carolina scores B+ (77/100) 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+ (0.34%). 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.
- How does Jackson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Jackson County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.34% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Jackson County, North Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in Jackson County is $976, an effective rate of 0.34% on a $284,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Jackson County?
- Property taxes in Jackson County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $55,815 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Jackson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Jackson County climbed 17.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $829 to $976, 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 to do with Jackson County's QUIET rate
Jackson County's $976 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 →
Income burden is light here: about 1.7% of Jackson County's $55,815 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Jackson 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: 0.34%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $976/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Jackson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Jackson County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Coffee County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jackson County at $976/yr; rate 0.76% vs Jackson County 0.34%.
Amherst County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $975/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.46% vs Jackson County 0.34%.
Hyde County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $975/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.79% vs Jackson County 0.34%.
Pike County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $975/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.88% vs Jackson County 0.34%.
North Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published North Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Jackson County stamps QUIET · 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 Jackson County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.