How to check if property taxes are paid on a property in Beaufort County, NC

Property tax bills and delinquencies in Beaufort County are with the Beaufort County Tax Office. In Beaufort County the HeritageDeed report does not search delinquent taxes, so check that office directly.

About Beaufort County: The county seat of Beaufort County is Washington. Beaufort County borders Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt and Washington counties. Beaufort County has about 24,526 housing units, 69.5% of the occupied ones owner-occupied. Last verified November 9, 2026.

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Step by step in Beaufort County

1
Look up the tax account
Find the parcel in the Beaufort County Tax Office records and its tax bill for the current and past years.
2
Check for delinquency
Unpaid taxes become a lien on the property and can lead to a tax sale; check whether any year is delinquent.

Beaufort County property tax in numbers

The median owner-occupied home in Beaufort County pays $1,300 a year, an effective rate of 0.67%, ranked 43 of 100 in North Carolina. Beaufort County property tax rate.

A real Beaufort County report

We ran this search on the Beaufort County Government Center (100 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902): 0 deeds, 0 open deeds of trust, 0 recorded liens. See the Beaufort County sample report.

Questions

What does a HeritageDeed search in Beaufort County not cover?

The Register's index is searched by the owner's name; documents are tied to the property by their description, and any tied only by the name are marked.

Is this title insurance?

No. It is a search of the public record for one Beaufort County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.

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