North Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
Person County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Person County pays $1,328 a year, an effective rate of 0.62%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,328
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.62%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -33%
- vs U.S. average
- #60 of 100
- rank in NC
The verdict
Homeowners in Person County pay a median $1,328 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.62%, more affordable than 69% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,328
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.62%
- Effective rate on median home
- #974 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -33%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($213,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Carolina. Population: 39,542. Owner-occupied homes: 12,414.
The median annual property tax in Person County is $1,328, which is 30% lower than the North Carolina state average and 33% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.62% on a median home value of $213,900. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Person County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Person County's 0.62% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 69%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Person County pay a median annual property tax of $1,328, well below the national median and well below the North Carolina state median. On a $213,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.62% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Person County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $63,300 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of North Carolina counties by effective rate
Person County ranks #60 of 100 counties in North Carolina by effective rate (40% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Person 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 gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Person County rose 59.5%, from $134,100 to $213,900. The effective rate fell 19.6% over the same span, a steeper move than in 81% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 28.2%, to $1,328. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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 28% from $1,036 to $1,328. 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 4,215 of 12,414 owner-occupied homes (34.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 2.1% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Person County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Person County homeowners, 4,215 of 12,414 owner-occupied homes (34.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.2% (2,755)
- $800 to $1,499 34.0% (4,215)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.2% (1,766)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.5% (2,046)
- $3,000 or more 10.4% (1,287)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
345 homes here (2.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Carolina handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Person 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.
Person County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Person County's effective rate is higher than 40% of the 100 counties in North Carolina - ranking #60 of 100.
Where Person County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.62% Among the most affordable more affordable than 69% 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 Person County moved from $1,036 in the 2020 release to $1,328 in 2024, a change of about 28%. 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.
Person County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Person 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 | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Person County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Carolina counties.
Person County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,328 +3.1% | 0.62% |
| 2023 | $1,288 +5.8% | 0.67% |
| 2022 | $1,217 +10.1% | 0.70% |
| 2021 | $1,105 +6.7% | 0.75% |
| 2020 | $1,036 | 0.77% |
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.
Person County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Person County's effective rate
On effective rate, Person County sits nearest Valencia County (NM), Pershing County (NV), Eureka County (NV).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Sabine County (TX), Burt County (NE), Dent County (MO).
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
Person County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 750 of 18,200 returns from Person County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,288 - 35% 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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Person County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Person County, North Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in Person County is $1,328, an effective rate of 0.62% on a $213,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Person County?
- Person 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 mortgage premium at B+ (+$123). 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 Person County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Person County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.62% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Person County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Person County jumped 28.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,036 to $1,328, 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 Person County?
- Property taxes in Person County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $63,300 median household income.
What to do with Person County's QUIET rate
Person County's $1,328 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 →
Person County ranks #60 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 Person 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: 0.62%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,328/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Person County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Person County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Harrison County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Person County at $1,328/yr; rate 0.66% vs Person County 0.62%.
Morris County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,329/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.10% vs Person County 0.62%.
Jasper County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,326/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.97% vs Person County 0.62%.
Tyrrell County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,331/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.81% vs Person County 0.62%.
North Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published North Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Person 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 Person County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.