2009 Property Tax Rates (dollars per $100 valuation)
Chapel Hill City/Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District	1.5404
Carrboro City/Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District	1.6358
Durham County/City	1.2481
Orange County/Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District	1.0464 - 1.1249
Orange County/County School District	.858 - 1.398
Hillsborough City/Orange County	1.478
North Chatham County	.6642

Other Taxes

• State personal income tax is 8%; no city or county income tax.
• In most counties in North Carolina, a sales tax of 7.75% is paid at the time of purchase for most items (5.75% goes to State general fund, 2.0% is returned to county and local governments). Food items are taxed at 2%. Most utility services are taxed at 3%. Additional state taxes are included in the purchase price of alcoholic beverages, cigarettes and gasoline.
• The Highway Use Tax is 3% of the retail value of the motor vehicle. New residents moving to N.C. pay 3% of the wholesale value of their automobiles, a one-time fee.