Property owners in Mecklenburg County paid 0.6% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the first quarter of 2022, which is less than 0.6 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the North Mecklenburg News.
The median sales price of a Mecklenburg County home in the first quarter of 2022 was $345,000, based on data from the 5,153 properties sold during that time. In 2019 the median tax bill for the county was $2,149, which is 0.6% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.
This is 0.6 times lower than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.
The analysis of Mecklenburg County real estate data showed homeowners in Davidson paid the highest tax rate of 0.8%.
The following table compares Davidson with some other cities belonging to Mecklenburg County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the first quarter of 2022.
| City | Q1 2022 Sales | Q1 2022 Median Price | Median tax 2022 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson | 72 | $467,500 | $3,859 | 0.8% |
| Huntersville | 306 | $416,750 | $2,784 | 0.7% |
| Charlotte | 4,284 | $335,000 | $2,319 | 0.7% |
| Mint Hill | 141 | $351,500 | $2,500 | 0.7% |
| Cornelius | 171 | $405,000 | $2,830 | 0.7% |
| Matthews | 116 | $388,000 | $2,782 | 0.7% |
| Pineville | 49 | $340,000 | $2,163 | 0.6% |
| Wildwoods | 4 | $313,500 | $1,587 | 0.5% |
| Stallings | 2 | $676,750 | $2,532 | 0.4% |
