(CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA) — Local governments across the Charlotte region approved property tax increases that will take effect on July 1, with higher rates set in Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, Pineville and Dallas as the new fiscal year begins.

Mecklenburg County approved a 0.96-cent increase, raising its rate to 49.27 cents per $100 of assessed value. Charlotte approved a 1.37-cent property tax increase for the 2025 budget after first considering a 1.5-cent increase.

Pineville approved a 1.5-cent increase to 30 cents per $100 of assessed value, while Dallas approved a 2-cent increase to 44 cents per $100 of assessed value. Other nearby jurisdictions are not raising property tax rates in this cycle.

The increases place Mecklenburg County and Pineville among the largest rate changes identified in the current set of local budgets. Charlotte also raised its city rate, though the final increase came in below the earlier proposal.

In Mecklenburg County, the new rate will apply across a large tax base that includes Charlotte and several surrounding towns. The county’s approved increase of 0.96 cents brings the rate to 49.27 cents per $100 of assessed value.

That change stands out in the region because county tax rates touch a broad range of homeowners and businesses. For many residents in Charlotte, the county increase arrives alongside the city increase, producing a combined effect on annual tax bills.

Charlotte’s city council approved a 1.37-cent property tax increase for the 2025 budget after an initial proposal of 1.5 cents. The revision trimmed the city’s share of the increase before the budget took final shape.

That adjustment changed the estimate for homeowners in the city. On a median-priced Charlotte home of about $384,000, earlier city and county proposals were expected to add roughly $111 more per year.

A later Charlotte budget report lowered that combined estimate. After the city reduced its increase to 1.37 cents, the combined Charlotte and Mecklenburg County hikes for that median-priced home were described as a little less than $92 more per year.

The shift does not erase the increase. It does, however, leave the final combined impact below the earlier projection tied to the city’s initial proposal.

Pineville’s increase is among the largest in the current group of rate changes. The town approved a 1.5-cent increase, bringing its property tax rate to 30 cents per $100 of assessed value.

That places Pineville alongside Mecklenburg County as one of the sharper upward moves in this budget cycle. In a region where several governments held rates flat, Pineville moved in the opposite direction.

Dallas approved the largest increase measured in cents among the jurisdictions listed, adopting a 2-cent increase to 44 cents per $100 of assessed value. The change will also begin with the new fiscal year on July 1.

Several nearby governments chose not to raise rates at all. Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Mint Hill, Mount Holly, Gastonia, Belmont, Bessemer City, Cabarrus County and Lincoln County are not increasing property tax rates in this cycle.

That leaves a mixed map across the Charlotte area, with higher bills expected in Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, Pineville and Dallas, while other communities hold steady. The contrast is especially visible in Mecklenburg County, where residents in Charlotte will see both the county increase and the city increase reflected in the new fiscal year.

Property owners often focus first on the rate itself, but the dollar effect tends to land more clearly when measured against a typical home value. In Charlotte, that benchmark is about $384,000, and the latest estimate puts the combined city-and-county increase at a little less than $92 more per year.

The earlier estimate of roughly $111 more per year now serves as a marker of how the budget debate changed before adoption. Charlotte’s decision to lower its proposed increase from 1.5 cents to 1.37 cents reduced that total, even as the city still moved ahead with a higher rate.

Residents in Pineville and Dallas face separate local increases on top of any county obligations that apply where they live. In Pineville, the new rate will be 30 cents per $100 of assessed value; in Dallas, it will be 44 cents per $100 of assessed value.

Across the region, the new fiscal year opens with a clear split between governments that chose higher rates and those that did not. Starting July 1, homeowners in Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, Pineville and Dallas will begin paying under those new tax decisions.