- Effective property tax rate
- 0.7%
- Median annual property tax bill
- $1,191
- Median home value
- $170,500
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019-2023), pulled 2026-09-15.
Cities in Burke County (10)
- Connelly Springs
- Drexel
- Glen Alpine
- Hildebran
- Icard
- Morganton
- Rhodhiss
- Rutherford College
- Salem
- Valdese
Other communities in Burke County (42)
These are named communities within Burke County recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names database - unincorporated places, small settlements, and localities without their own city government. The Census Bureau doesn't publish separate property tax figures for places this small, so they're not forgotten, there's just no dedicated data source yet. The county-wide figures above are the closest available estimate for these communities.
- Amherst
- Bridgewater
- Brindletown
- Burkemont
- Calvin
- Camp Creek
- Chambers (historical)
- Chesterfield
- Cold Springs
- Collins (historical)
- Drowning Creek (historical)
- Enola
- Flat Gap
- Gold
- Hardaway (historical)
- Hatterbrond (historical)
- Henry River
- Hickory Grove (historical)
- Jonas Ridge
- Linville
- Linville Falls
- Longtown
- Magnolia
- New Home
- Oak Hill
- Parkhill
- Penelope
- Perkinsville
- Petche Gap
- Petersburg
- Pine Mountain Lakes
- Pleasant Grove
- Pumpkin Center
- Ramsey
- Rollins (historical)
- Shoups Ford
- Sunnyside
- Table Rock
- Tarkey Tail (historical)
- Wisemans View
- Worry
- Yellow Gap