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Home > Agencies & Departments > Tax Administration > Historic Tax Rates

Below is a comparison of our tax rates from 1920 to the present:

YEAR

 WILM

 COUNTY

FIRE DIST

 CAR BCH

KURE BCH

WRI BCH

 2010

   .370

        .4655

          .060

              .175  

            .135

          .099

 2009

   .3325

        .4525

          .060

              .175

            .135

          .080

  2008

   .3325

        .4525

          .050

              .175

            .135

          .080

   2007

   .300

        .420

           .050               .175             .135           .0634**
2006

 .460

       .685
  .060
380
.295
  .143
2005

 .460

         .680
060
.380
.295
.143
2004

 .460

      .680
.060
.380
.295
.143
2003

 .470

      .680
060
.380
.295
.143
2002

 .470

      .690
   .050
.395
.295
.143
2001

 .470

      .690
050
.370
.295
.143
2000

 .470

      .610
 .040
.350
.275
.143
YEAR
WILM
COUNTY
FIRE DIST
CAR BCH
KURE BCH
WRI BCH
1999
.470
.565
.035
.350
.275
.1275**
1998
.650
.665
.025
.400
.390
.235
1997
.595
.665
.025
.400
.390
.235
1996
.595
.645
.025
.400
.390
.235
1995
.580
.630
.025
.400
.390
.235
1994
.580
.615
.025
.400
.390
.235
1993
.580
.615
.025
.440
.390
.235
1992
.580
.590
.025
.440
.360
.215
1991
.580
.590
.025
.440
.340
.215**
1990
.735
.735
.040
.500
.540
.370
YEAR
WILM
COUNTY
FIRE DIST
CAR BCH
KURE BCH
WRI BCH
1989
.735
.720
.040
.500
.540
.380
1988
.735
.710
.040
.500
.540
.380
1987
.710
.710
.040
.500
.540
.350
1986
.710
.670
.040
.500
.540
.350
1985
.660
.680
.480
.520
.350
1984
.660
.680
.480
.520
.350
1983
.660
.680
.480
.520
.370**
1982
.950
.860
.830
.930
.640
1981
.950
.860
.790
.900
.640
1980
.950
.770
.790
.900
.620
YEAR
WILM
COUNTY
FIRE DIST
CAR BCH
KURE BCH
WRI BCH
1979
.950
.740
.730
.710
.520
1978
.970
.740
.730
.520
.520
1977
.990
.740
.670
.520
.520
1976
.990
.690
.670
.570
.480
1975
.8703
.580
.670
.570
.480**
1974
1.250
.790
1.370
1.150
.850
1973
1.130
.760
1.370
1.150
.850
1972
1.200
.790
1.370
.750
.900
1971
1.075
.790
1.370
.750
.875**
1970
2.150
1.580
2.150
1.500
1.750
YEAR
WILM
COUNTY
FIRE DIST
CAR BCH
KURE BCH
WRI BCH
1969
2.150
1.620
2.150
1.250
1.750
1968
2.150
1.500
1.750
1.250
1.750
1967
1.990
1.550
1.750
1.250
1.750
1966
1.990
1.620
1.750
1.250
1.750
1965
1.990
1.620
1.750
1.650
1.750
1964
1.910
1.450
1.750
1.650
1.750
1963
1.910
1.400
1.750
1.650
1.750
1962
2.150
1.400
1.750
1.650
1.750
1961
2.150
1.300
1.750
1.650
1.750
1960
1.900
1.250
YEAR
WILM
COUNTY
FIRE DIST
CAR BCH
KURE BCH
WRI BCH
1959
1.900
1.180
1958
1.900
1.150
1957
2.000
1.200
1956
2.000
1.200
1955
2.000
1.200
1954
2.000
1.200
1953
2.000
1.100
1952
1.950
1.150
1951
2.000
1.100
1950
1.800
1.050
YEAR
WILM
COUNTY
FIRE DIST
CAR BCH
KURE BCH
WRI BCH
1949
1.800
1.050
1948
1.800
.900
1947
1.800
.750
1946
1.350
.600
1945
1.350
.600
1944
1.350
.600
1943
1.350
.600
1942
1.400
.750
1941
1.500
.800
1940
1.400
.800
YEAR
WILM
COUNTY
FIRE DIST
CAR BCH
KURE BCH
WRI BCH
1939
1.400
.800
1938
1.400
.800
1937
1.400
.750
1936
1.400
.750
1935
1.500
.650
1934
1.500
.700
1933
1.500
.750
1932
1.200
1.000
1931
1.200
1.000
1930
1.200
1.300
YEAR
WILM
COUNTY
FIRE DIST
CAR BCH
KURE BCH
WRI BCH
1929
1.200
1.300
1928
1.200
1.300
1927
1.200
1.300
1926
1.100
1.300
1925
1.000
1.300
1924
1.000
1.250
1923
.950
1.205
1922
.950
1.050
1921
1.000
1.200
1920
1.000
.730

* Beginning in 1971, North Carolina Assessed 100% of the property value for taxation. The prior assessed value was 50%.

** Revaluation Years