New Bern NC and Craven County
  Property Taxes

Realtor Steve Tyson

Contact information

1-888-675-9595 Toll Free or

252-514-9157 Cell

Tyson@Century21.com

July1 2007- June 30 Craven County Property Tax rate

.61 per hundred valuation

The last County tax revaluation was 2002. The next scheduled revaluation will be 2010.

In addition to property tax some areas in Craven County are subject to a special fire tax that is used to help fund the voluntary fire departments. Each of the 11 fire districts are listed below.

Fire District Name         Township        Rate       

TRI-Community                           2-A              .0350 per hundred

Little Swift Creek                 2-B           .0590 per hundred

Township one                      1-C           .0238 per hundred

Township three                    3-D           .0681 per hundred

Township five                       5-E           .0620 per hundred

Township six                        6-F            .0675 per hundred

Township seven                   7-G            .0270 per hundred

West of New Bern                8-H            .0362 per hundred

Township number nine         9-L            .0713 per hundred

Rhems                                         8-J               .0425 per hundred

Area Municipal Tax rate per hundred

Name                   Tax Rate        Contact                   Phone      

New Bern             .505                Donna McCoy         6397531   

Havelock              .49                 Lee Tillman             4446403

Bridgeton             .50                  Elaine Bryan           6373697

Cove City             .15                  Sonja Gaskins        6331595

Dover                   .30                  Kathy New              5239610

Riverbend            .25                 Margaret Boggs      6383870

Trent Woods        .27                  Glenda Bynum        6379810

Vanceboro           .48                  Renee Ipock            2440919

North Carolina Homestead Act

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
YEAR 2008 COUNTY OF _____________________
APPLICATION FOR EXCLUSION UNDER G.S. 105-277.1
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR ELDERLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED PERSONS
North Carolina excludes from property taxes the greater of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or fifty percent (50%) of the appraised value of a permanent residence owned and occupied by a qualifying owner. A qualifying owner is an owner who meets all of the following requirements as of January 1 preceding the taxable year for which the benefit is claimed:
(1) Is at least 65 years of age or totally and permanently disabled.
(2) Has an income for the preceding calendar year of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(3) Is a North Carolina resident.
Income is defined as all moneys received from every source other than gifts or inheritances received from a spouse, lineal ancestor, or lineal descendant. For married applicants residing with their spouses, the income of both spouses must be included, whether or not the property is in both names.
Income Example:
If a claimant’s income for 2007 was $4,000.00 and this person had $6,000.00 in Social Security benefits which were not taxable, his income for 2007 would be $10,000.00. Assuming this was all of the claimant’s income for 2007 and he was at least 65 years of age or totally and permanently disabled, he would qualify for the Homestead Exclusion for tax year 2008.
CLAIMANT

What are my County taxes paying for?

In North Carolina, Counties are considered extensions of the state government. The counties are required by statue to perform certain services for the citizens, other services are optional. Examples of services required of counties are,

Sheriff department 

Jail facilities

School Buildings, maintenance, and certain personal.

Health Department

Social services

Mental Health

Register of Deeds

Courtroom buildings

Veterans affairs

Medical examiner

Building Code Enforcing

Election Administration

Tax Assessment

The following functions are optional and are furnished by Craven County

Fire Protection

Water

Solid Waste Collection

Community College

Libraries

Hospital

Parks and Recreation

Tax Collection

North Carolina State Income Tax

 If you have any questions about property taxes in and around New Bern and Craven County, or if you need assistance in any way, click the e-mail Steve button anywhere on the site or calling me at 1-888-675-9595 or cell at 252-514-9157.