Durham, Wake & Orange Counties live
Know exactly what property taxes cost.
Anywhere in the Triangle.
One map of the real combined rate — county, city, and fire district stacked together, parcel by parcel — built from official county records.
Rates effective July 1, 2026 (FY 2026–27) · Verified July 3, 2026
629,137
parcels mapped across Durham, Wake & Orange
every one, from county open data
67
distinct tax zones
rates from $0.5371 to $1.3937
$3,426
a year — what location alone can change
on the same $400,000 home, across the Triangle
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Same region. Very different bills.
Where the lines fall decides what you pay. FY 2026–27 combined rates (county + city) for every Triangle municipality we cover:
Outside city limits you pay the county rate plus a fire district instead — usually the cheapest addresses on the map.See unincorporated Wake → ·unincorporated Durham → ·unincorporated Orange →
How the map is built
Every parcel, read
We pull each county's own parcel records — the same data the tax office uses — and read the taxing districts recorded on every property.
Every levy, stacked
County + city + fire + special district rates are hand-keyed from official adopted rate schedules each July, then summed the way real bills are computed.
Checked against real bills
The pipeline refuses to publish unless its math reproduces actual county tax bills to within $2. Read the methodology →
Frequently asked questions
What does the combined property-tax rate include?
Everything that appears on a real tax bill as a rate: the county rate, the city or town rate if the property is inside municipal limits, the fire-district rate if it is not, and any special-district rates (like downtown business districts or Research Triangle Park). All rates are per $100 of assessed value, exactly as North Carolina counties bill them.
Where does the data come from?
Directly from each county: the official adopted tax-rate schedules published by the county tax administration, applied to the county’s own public parcel records. Every rate is hand-verified against the official rate sheet, and our math is regression-tested against real tax bills. See the methodology page for details.
Which counties are covered?
Durham, Wake, and Orange Counties are live — 629,137 parcels covering Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Apex, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and every other municipality in all three. More of the Triangle and beyond will follow as each county adopts its annual rates.
Is this an official source?
No — this site is an independent, free reference built from public records. It is not a legal record, and estimates exclude special assessments and most flat fees. Always confirm figures with the county tax office before making decisions.