How to check if property taxes are paid on a property in Dare County, NC
Property tax bills and delinquencies in Dare County are with the Dare County Tax Office. In Dare County the HeritageDeed report does not search delinquent taxes, so check that office directly.
About Dare County: The county seat of Dare County is Manteo. Dare County borders Currituck, Hyde and Tyrrell counties. Dare County has about 35,278 housing units, 78.4% of the occupied ones owner-occupied. Last verified November 9, 2026.
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Step by step in Dare County
- 1
Look up the tax account
Find the parcel in the Dare County Tax Office records and its tax bill for the current and past years.
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Check for delinquency
Unpaid taxes become a lien on the property and can lead to a tax sale; check whether any year is delinquent.
Dare County property tax in numbers
The median owner-occupied home in Dare County pays $2,391 a year, an effective rate of 0.52%, ranked 85 of 100 in North Carolina. Dare County property tax rate.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Dare 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 Dare County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Dare County property records
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
- Check for a loan
- Title search cost
- Dare County title search guide
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