Tax Offices

The assessment of vehicles/motorcycles, airplanes, campers, travel trailers, mobile homes, and boats/personal watercraft are handled by the appraisers of the County Assessor’s Office. Annual listing of these properties is required in January of each year.

The Real Property Division is responsible for the appraisal and assessment of the County’s approximately 70,000 parcels. All appraisers within this division are certified real property appraisers by the North Carolina Department of Revenue. 

The period of time for which taxes are levied, or the period taxes for a particular year are said to "cover" is a matter that has occasionally caused confusion. Units of local government operate on a fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30; property is listed for taxation each year in January.

Pay in Person

Pay in person at the Tax Collector's office: 200 North Grove Street, Suite 66 (Ground Floor), Hendersonville, NC 28792. Hours are Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00. Payments are accepted by cash, check, money order, and credit/debit cards. Convenience fees for credit/debit cards are the same rate as online. Click here to view the convenience fee schedule. A payment drop box is located in the North parking lot. While this box is checked daily, please do not deposit cash.

Beginning with September 2013 registration renewals, the NCDMV began sending a new combined notice for vehicle registration and the property tax for the motor vehicle, and both were due at the same time. The full amount of motor vehicle property taxes and NCDMV registration fees must be paid in full, to the NCDMV, before a registration renewal sticker can be issued.

North Carolina General Statute 105-277.15(b) Classification - Wildlife conservation land is designated a special class of property under Article V, Section 2(2) of the North Carolina Constitution and is to be appraised, assessed, and taxed in accordance with this section. Wildlife conservation land classified under this section must be appraised and assessed as if it were classified under G.S. 105-277.3 as agricultural land.

105-277.15(c) Requirements - Land qualifies as wildlife conservation land if it meets the following size, ownership, and use requirements:

What is Present Use Value?

It is the value of the land in its current use as agricultural land, horticultural land, or forestland. The land meeting the eligibility requirements is taxed on the present-use value instead of market value of the land.

To be eligible for present-use values, a farm unit consisting of one or more tracts must meet the following requirements of North Carolina General Statute 105-277.