How to check if property taxes are paid on a property in Gates County, NC
Property tax bills and delinquencies in Gates County are with the Gates County Tax Office. In Gates County the HeritageDeed report does not search delinquent taxes, so check that office directly.
About Gates County: The county seat of Gates County is Gatesville. Gates County borders Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, and across the state line Southampton County, VA and Suffolk city, VA. Gates County has about 4,827 housing units, 80.9% of the occupied ones owner-occupied. Last verified November 9, 2026.
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Step by step in Gates County
- 1
Look up the tax account
Find the parcel in the Gates 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.
Gates County property tax in numbers
The median owner-occupied home in Gates County pays $1,296 a year, an effective rate of 0.76%, ranked 26 of 100 in North Carolina. Gates County property tax rate.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Gates 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 Gates County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Gates County property records
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
- Check for a loan
- Title search cost
- Gates County title search guide
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