Tax Sale Property Analysis in North Carolina (2026)

A data-driven look at 1,183 tax sale court filings in North Carolina, including property values, ownership patterns, and sale outcomes. Tax Sale filings represent properties with delinquent taxes heading toward tax lien or deed sale.

1,183
Total Filings
$111,609
Avg Property Value
32.4%
Value Coverage
0.0%
Absentee Owners

Property Value Distribution

How property values break down across tax sale filings in North Carolina:

Under $100K
232 (61%)
$100K-$200K
88 (23%)
$200K-$300K
25 (7%)
$300K-$500K
32 (8%)
$500K+
6 (2%)

Based on 383 filings with assessor-verified property values.

$62,187
Median Value
$1,100
Lowest Value
$1,049,464
Highest Value

Property Age Profile

Pre-1960
0 (0%)
1960-1979
0 (0%)
1980-1999
2 (67%)
2000+
1 (33%)
1995
Average Year Built
1996
Median Year Built

Based on 3 filings with known construction dates.

County-by-County Comparison

How tax sale filings break down across North Carolina counties:

County Filings Avg Value Sale Rate Absentee Avg Year
Rowan County 80 $147,966 0.0% 0.0% -
Cherokee County 79 $50,475 0.0% 0.0% -
Burke County 73 $71,496 0.0% 0.0% -
Mecklenburg County 62 $129,827 0.0% 0.0% -
Robeson County 61 $50,124 0.0% 0.0% -
Rutherford County 49 $75,435 0.0% 0.0% -
Bladen County 42 $15,817 0.0% 0.0% -
Halifax County 41 $69,013 0.0% 0.0% -
Duplin County 33 $61,230 0.0% 0.0% -
Ashe County 33 $114,108 0.0% 0.0% -
Caldwell County 32 $124,471 0.0% 0.0% -
Surry County 30 $111,445 0.0% 0.0% -
Haywood County 26 $167,380 0.0% 0.0% -
Davie County 25 $153,692 0.0% 0.0% -
Craven County 23 $112,590 0.0% 0.0% -
Transylvania County 22 $35,815 0.0% 0.0% -
Harnett County 22 $134,897 0.0% 0.0% -
Scotland County 21 $17,901 0.0% 0.0% -
Stokes County 19 $159,550 0.0% 0.0% -
Granville County 19 $119,519 0.0% 0.0% -

Monthly Filing Volume

27
09
59
10
43
11
67
12
58
01
48
02
80
03
58
04
43
05
48
06
64
07
54
08
14
09

Monthly filing volume (last 12 months)

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Data sourced from court filings and county assessor records. Updated 2026-09-20. All numbers reflect the Keystone Court Data archive as of the date shown.