Property Taxes

• Bill and collect Town-levied real estate and personal property taxes for property located within Town limits. You will receive a separate property tax bill from the Town of Nashville and Nash County.
• Process tax refunds and releases.
• Provide tax information to the Town Council, the public, and legal professionals.
• Apply the property tax rates set forth by Town Council in June of each year.

• List, map, and assess taxes on real property, motor vehicles, business, and personal property listings. It is the County Assessor’s responsibility to assure that all properties are appraised fairly and equitably.
• DMV bills and collects motor vehicle taxes for Nash County and the Town of Nashville.
• Receive and process applications for tax exemptions, exclusions, and deferments.

Visit the Nash County Tax Office website.

• Real and Personal Property Tax Rate: $0.59
• Municipal Service District Tax Rate: $0.10
• Vehicle License Fee: $12.50

Tax bills are mailed in August of each year. If you do not receive your tax statement by September 15th, please contact the Town of Nashville Tax Office at 252-459-4511.

Taxes are due on September 1st and are payable through January 5th. If January 5th falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the payment period is extended to the next business day.

The Town of Nashville provides several convenient payment options. Please visit the Payments page for more information.

• Payment must be received by the Town of Nashville or postmarked by January 5th to avoid interest or penalties. If payment is not postmarked, it is deemed to be received when it is actually delivered to the Town of Nashville.
• Interest on delinquent taxes accrues at a rate of 2% for the month of January and an additional 3/4% each month thereafter.
• North Carolina General Statutes allow unpaid real estate accounts to be advertised in all local newspapers from March 1st until June 30th.
• Enforced collections will begin when bills become delinquent. Legal remedies of collection may include garnishment of wages, bank accounts, rents, and foreclosure.

If you are unable to pay your taxes by the due date please call the Town of Nashville Tax Collector at 252-459-4511 to discuss your options.

The taxes that are due on September 1st are levied for a fiscal year that runs from the preceding July 1st to the following June 30th.

Real estate taxes are the legal obligation of the owner of record as of January 1st. Transfer of ownership during the year places the tax liability on the owner as of the date the taxes become delinquent. Ordinarily, taxes are prorated at the time of transfer of ownership. To determine if your taxes were prorated at the time of closing, contact your realtor or closing attorney. If you want to insure that you have no tax liability, you may request that payment be made to the Town of Nashville at the time of closing. If current year taxes are not yet due, we will accept prepayments based on the previous year’s rate.

Property located in the Town of Nashville is revalued by the Nash County Tax Assessor’s Office at least every eight years. The most recent revaluation occurred in 2017. The next revaluation will be effective in 2025.

Gap billing of property taxes occurs when there are one or more months (a gap) in billed property taxes between the expiration of a vehicle’s registration and the renewal of that registration or the issuance of a new registration. The vehicle is an unregistered vehicle during the gap in registration.

There was a gap in the registration of your vehicle resulting in a gap in the taxes billed. The registration for your vehicle previously expired. The vehicle registration was recently renewed, or a new registration was issued. Property taxes paid to the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) at the time of registration renewal or issuance are for the same 12-month period as your registration. The taxes billed on a gap property tax notice are only for the months your vehicle was not registered with the NCDMV. The City is required to collect property taxes for unregistered vehicles per North Carolina General Statute 105-330.3.

Nash County is responsible for the assessment and the Town of Nashville is responsible for the billing of taxes where missed months of taxation exist between motor vehicle registration expiration and renewal dates. Vehicle value is determined as of January 1 of the calendar year in which the gap property tax notice was computed.

Failure to pay vehicle gap taxes by the September 1st due date will result in interest applied and collection actions, which may include bank account attachment, wage garnishment, levy on personal property, or setoff of income tax refunds.

Appeals of value, situs (location where taxed) and taxability must be filed with the Nash County tax office within 30 days of the due date that follows the real or personal property tax notice date. The letter of appeal should detail your reason for appeal and include any documentation that will assist in reviewing the account.