Dare County, NC follows the North Carolina statutory schedule. This page shows that schedule, the county's own website, and the late penalty — the county can still set its own dates, so confirm before you pay.
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…until annual — September 2, 2027
Instalment
Due date
Notes
Annual
September 2, 2027
Taxes levied for the fiscal year beginning July 1 are due and payable September 1 at face amount.
Schedule: www.ncleg.net · North Carolina statute · not yet county-verified
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Statewide schedule — read this before you rely on it
All 100 counties follow the September 1 due date and January 6 delinquency date set by G.S. 105-360; only prepayment discount programs vary. Most counties in this state follow these dates.
Taxes unpaid on January 6 are delinquent and accrue 2% interest for January 6 through February 1 and three-quarters of one percent a month after that until paid.
Counties adopt budgets and set levies by July 1 and mail tax receipts in July and August, ahead of the September 1 due date.
Dare County at a glance
Population: 38,110 (Census estimate, 2023) — the 65th largest of 100 North Carolina counties and county equivalents.
Typical tax bill: $2,128 a year (median for owner-occupied homes, ACS 2022 5-year estimate) — the North Carolina median is $1,724.
Land area: 383.2 sq mi, about 99.4 people per sq mi.
On a $400,000 purchase in Dare County, NC, property tax comes to about $1,492 a year — roughly $124 a month — at this county's effective rate of 0.37%.
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Effective rate 0.37% = this county's median owner-occupied tax bill ($2,128, ACS 2022 5-year estimate) divided by the typical home value at the time ($571,195, Zillow, 2022-12-31). Exemptions the seller holds — homestead, senior, veteran — usually do not transfer with the deed, so a new purchase can run above this figure. The county assessor sets the assessed value; this is an estimate, not a quote.
How to pay Dare County property tax
County website:www.darenc.gov — start here for the treasurer or tax collector page.
By post: mail to the county treasurer; the postmark usually counts, not the arrival date.
In person: the treasurer's office, with your bill or parcel number.
Escrow: if your mortgage escrows taxes, the servicer pays — you still owe any shortfall.
Is this county verified?
Not yet. Dare County is on the queue: we publish a county's own published dates once they have been checked against the county website. Ask for it and it moves up. Until then, the North Carolina statutory schedule above is the reliable starting point.
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CountyTaxDates is an independent reference and is not a government agency. Deadlines change and exceptions apply — always confirm with your county treasurer using the official link on this page. Nothing here is tax, legal or financial advice.