Property taxes are vital to the operation of our community; taxes on real & personal property and motor vehicles account for more than 50% of the revenue collected.  These funds support our schools, community colleges, emergency services, fire, police & health departments, libraries, social services, veteran services, parks & recreation, and many other community agencies and programs. 

“The county assessor shall have general charge of the listing, appraisal, and assessment of all property in the county in accordance with the provisions of law.” - § 105-296(a)

The Assessor accomplishes this with the oversight of the following departments:

• Appraisal
• GIS Mapping
• Motor Vehicles
• Personal Property

2027 Real Property Reappraisal

Appraisal Department - Responsible for:

• The listing, assessing, and discovering of all real property in the County.
• Accepting applications and performing annual audits of tax exemption and deferment programs.

These tasks are accomplished by North Carolina Certified Appraisers.

For information about tax relief options, see the link below:

Tax Relief Options

For information about real property appeals, see the links below:
Appeal Information

Appeals Handbook

Appeal Form

Board of Equalization and Review 2025 Info (2026 coming soon)

GIS Mapping Department - Responsible for:

• Processing deed transfers and updating the County Geographic Information System maps.
• Assists the public or any agency with any questions they may have concerning the mapping of properties in the county.
• Acts in the capacity of the Plat Review Officer, and signs off on Bond Justifications.

Plat Review Procedure

This department is staffed by a North Carolina Certified Mapper. 

Click here to continue to the GIS Webpage.

Motor Vehicles Department - Responsible for:

• Assessing and situs of all vehicles that are located in the County.

Personal Property Department - Responsible for:

• Listing, assessing, and discovery of all personal property in the County.

The Personal Property Department is divided into two divisions:

• Business Personal
• Individual Personal

This department is staffed by North Carolina Certified Personal Property Appraisers.

• Click here for Additional Information.

To report storm-damaged property, use this link.

• Cars, trucks, etc.
• Boats, campers, utility trailers, single-wide mobile homes, etc.
• Houses, outbuildings, double-wide mobile homes, etc.