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Tax Department
The Town of Canton real and personal property taxes are billed annually in September and due by January 5. Tax amounts are based on Haywood County’s value assessment of the property and calculated using the Town’s tax rate as established by the Board of Alderman/women.
All residents that live within the Corporate Limits of the Town of Canton or own a business within Town limits are subject to Town taxes. Tax bills are mailed to the property owner on record as of January 1 of the tax year. If you sold the property assessed to you, please notify the new owner. Failure to receive the tax bill does not relieve your obligation.
The Town of Canton’s current tax rate is 54 cents per $100.00 assessed valuation. To calculate your Town taxes, multiply the assessed value by 0.0054.
Example: Assessed property value is $289,000 x 0.0054 = $1,560.60
The Town does not assess the valuation of properties. For information regarding your property’s assessed value, please contact the Haywood County Tax Assessors’ office at 828-452-6734.
IMPORTANT COUNTY TAX INFO:
You will also receive a tax bill from Haywood County that is separate from your Town tax bill. Payments for County taxes are made to the Haywood County Tax Collector.
Paying Taxes
We offer a variety of options for you to pay your Town Tax bill and they can be found on our Pay My Bill webpage for more details and instructions.
Delinquent Taxes
Unpaid taxes as of January 6 will incur a 2% interest penalty and each month will accrue an additional interest charge of 3/4 of 1% until paid. Delinquent notices will be sent beginning February 1 and each month thereafter until paid. Taxes that are still unpaid by March 28 will be advertised on the first Wednesday in April in The Mountaineer using the owner of record as of January 6. This is the first step in enforced collection.
Payment Agreements
Payment agreements are available through the Tax Department by calling 828-648-2363.
Contact Us
Deputy Tax Collector:
Wanda Lurvey | wlurvey@cantonnc.com