Archive - Tar Heel Tally

Are Property Taxes Becoming More or Less Affordable?

Incomes outpaced estimated county tax bills across most of North Carolina—but rapid growth and rising home values created pressure elsewhere.

Aug 14 • Marc Seelinger

July 2026

The Other Half of Your Property Tax Bill

Home values—not tax rates alone—help explain the growing property tax burden

Jul 23 • Marc Seelinger

The Property Tax Puzzle

Where Have Tax Bills Increased the Fastest?

Jul 8 • Marc Seelinger

Welcome!

NC politics, one dataset at a time

Jul 8 • Marc Seelinger

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