2025 Tax Rate

2025-2026 Fiscal Year Tax Rates

Carteret County (Countywide) Tax Rate = $0.225 per $100 valuation

Municipality (Towns)Rate Rescue DistrictsRate 
Atlantic Beach0.1525Beaufort0.0450
Beaufort0.2884Broad Creek & Gales Creek0.0400
Bogue0.0500Mill Creek0.0900
Cape Carteret0.1400Mitchell Village0.0250
Cedar Point0.1175Newport0.0300
Morehead City0.3425Otway0.0650
BFT TNSH/MOREHEAD0.3425Sea Level0.0700
Newport0.4550South River0.0700
Peletier0.0550WSTN Carteret0.0475
Indian Beach0.2400Fire DistrictsRate 
Non-Ocean Front0.0050Beaufort
0.0800

0.2450Broad/Gales Creek
0.0400


Cedar Island
0.1000
Indian Beach0.2400Down East0.0700
Oceanfront0.0150Harkers Island
0.0900

0.2550Harlowe
0.0750


Marshallberg
0.0550
Emerald Isle0.1050Mill Creek
0.0750
Non-Ocean Front0Mitchell Village
0.0500

0.1050Newport
0.0750


North River
0.0450
Emerald Isle0.1050Otway
0.0650
Oceanfront0.0220Salter Path
0.1000

0.1270South River
0.0500
Pine Knoll Shores0.1700Stella0.0725
Non-Ocean Front0.0100WSTN Carteret
0.0525

0.1800Wildwood
0.0800




Pine Knoll Shores0.1700Solid Waste/Storm Water
Rate
Oceanfront0.0300Without Pickup
0.00

0.2000County Annual Availablity Fee98.00
Hoffman Beach (County Rate)0.2250Cedar Point Solid Waste0.00
Salter Path Oceanfront0.0200Beaufort Storm Water60.00 or 120.00
Water Rates
Emerald Isle Waste
335.00
BFT Fire BFT Rescue0

NRTRVR Fire BFT Rescue0


HRLWE Fire MLCRK Rescue0


MLCRK Fire MLCRK Rescue0


Newport Fire0