Search and Pay Davidson County Property Taxes

This page helps users handle a Property Tax task in Davidson County, North Carolina, including tax bill lookup, real estate record searches, payment timing, appeals, and office contact options.

The Davidson County Tax Office handles listing, appraising, assessing, and collecting taxes on real estate and personal property, while the Tax Collector’s Office handles tax collections.

Tax Bill Search

Use the Davidson County Tax Bill Search to look up real estate, individual personal property, and business personal property tax bill information.

For best results, search with only one field at a time.

• Owner last name and owner first name
• Account number
• Parcel Id
• Tax year
• Bill number
• Property address

When searching by property address, use street abbreviations such as RD for road or ST for street.

Real Estate Search

The Davidson County Real Estate Search lets users search real property records by owner, account, parcel, PIN, property address, tax year, or zoning.

Real estate data on the search site is compiled from recorded deeds, plats, and other public records. Users should verify important information with the public records sources or the Davidson County Tax Office.

• Check owner name spelling before searching.
• Use the parcel number or PIN when available.
• Use address abbreviations such as RD or ST for property address searches.
• Contact the Davidson County Tax Office if real estate data is unclear.

Tax bills, discounts, and delinquency dates

Davidson County tax bills for real estate and personal property are mailed in July. Taxes are due September 1 and are payable through January 5, unless January 5 falls on a weekend and the payment period is extended to the next business day.

Payments and collection actions

Payments must be in the Tax Collector’s Office or postmarked by January 5 to avoid interest or penalties. If payment is not postmarked, it is treated as received when delivered to the Tax Collector’s Office.

Payment plans must be set up after the annual tax bill is received and must be paid by the delinquent date. Once a bill is delinquent, collection actions may include wage garnishment, attachment of bank accounts or rents, levy on personal property, and tax foreclosure for real estate.

For mailed tax payments, send checks to Davidson County Tax Collector, P.O. Box 1577, Lexington, NC 27293. Credit or debit card payments are handled in the office.

Appraising and 2026 revaluation

The Appraisal department appraises and assesses all real estate in Davidson County. Values are established as of January 1 each year using guidelines adopted for the 2026 revaluation.

Changes in value between reappraisals may be made for acreage changes, zoning changes, new construction, and remodeling. Appraisers review permits, recent sales, and other property information to support equitable valuations.

The 2026 revaluation values are effective January 1, 2026, and are the basis for tax bills mailed in July 2026. Assessment notices were expected to be mailed in February 2026.

Property appeals

If a property owner disagrees with an assessed value, the first level of appeal is an Informal Review hearing with a County Appraiser. The next level is a Formal Hearing before the Davidson County Board of Equalization and Review.

The revaluation appeal deadline has expired for the 2026 tax year. Appeals filed on or before April 30, 2026 will continue to be reviewed by appraisal staff.

Reasons such as the percentage increase from the prior value, insurance value, a belief that the value is too high, or inability to pay taxes are not valid reasons to appeal the assessed value.

Exemptions and exclusions

Davidson County provides information and applications for property tax exemptions and exclusions, including homestead-related programs.

• Senior citizens or totally and permanently disabled North Carolina residents may qualify for an exclusion if income limits are met.
• For 2026 senior citizen and disabled eligibility, the 2025 income limit is $38,800.
• The senior citizen or disabled exclusion is the greater of $25,000 or 50% of the appraised residence value.
• Disabled Veterans may receive an exclusion of $45,000 of appraised value for a qualifying permanent residence.
• Circuit Breaker Tax Deferment requires an annual application for continued participation.

Applications for the senior citizen or disabled exclusion are due by June 1.

Mailing address changes and land records

Tax bills, listing forms, and other assessment information are mailed to the address shown in Tax Assessment records. Owners must notify Assessment when the real estate mailing address changes.

Mapping / Land Records lists, maps, and transfers ownership in Davidson County. Deed information recorded with the Register of Deeds is processed by Mapping / Land Records and then added to the GIS database.

Tax maps are for tax information purposes only and should not be treated as an actual survey.

Davidson County tax contacts

Use these contacts for property tax questions, tax collection issues, assessed value questions, and real estate data concerns.

• Davidson County Tax Office, 913 Greensboro Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 303, Lexington, NC 27292. Phone: (336) 242-2160. Fax: (336) 242-2851. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1617, Lexington, NC 27293. Lexington Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Denton Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
• Davidson County Tax Collector’s Office, 913 Greensboro Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 303, Lexington, NC 27292. Phone: (336) 242-2180. Fax: (336) 243-2894. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1577, Lexington, NC 27293. Lexington Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Denton Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.