Catawba County
Property Taxes




Catawba County Property Taxes (including Municipal & Fire District Taxes)

Catawba County and each municipality and each fire district impose an annual tax on real estate owned. Real property is revalued every 8 years to establish its “tax value.” The last revaluations were in the year 1999. Catawba County bills and collects all county, municipal, and fire district taxes.

Catawha County imposes a county property tax at the rate below.
Catawba County 49.5¢ per $100
Municipalities impose a separate property tax at the applicable rate below.
Municipalities:
City of Claremont47¢ per $100City of Conover35¢ per $100
City of Hickory55¢ per $100City of Newton54¢ per $100
Town of Brookford52¢ per $100Town of Catawba49¢ per $100
Town of Longview40¢ per $100Town of Maiden40¢ per $100

The nineteen (19) rural areas in the Catawba County (i.e., areas outside of the above municipalities) impose a Fire District tax at various rates. The rates begin as low as 2¢ per $100 and are as high as 8¢ per $100.

Comment: Municipal Property Tax for downtown Newton property is an additional 15¢ per $100.







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