Total General Fund Property Tax Revenues

The tables above represent total General Fund revenues from all sources, which includes various State-collected revenues, other fees and charges, and miscellaneous revenue sources. Most taxpayers are most concerned about their property tax bill, and the table below presents the total General Fund property tax revenues collected by the oceanfront municipalities in Fiscal Year 2009 to 2010. As noted, Emerald Isle collected slightly more than $3 million of General Fund property tax revenues.

Total General Fund Property Tax Revenues: North Carolina Oceanfront Towns
Fiscal Year 2009 to 2010

Source: NC State Treasurer

RankMunicipalityTax Revenues
1Oak Island$5,743,851
2Kill Devil Hills$5,315,580
3Bald Head Island$5,254,626
4Nags Head$4,522,141
5Carolina Beach$4,311,691
6Surf City (Fiscal Year 2008 to 2009 data)$3,508,815
7Emerald Isle$3,013,663
8Atlantic Beach$2,859,813
9Wrightsville Beach$2,633,910
10Kitty Hawk$2,553,160
11Duck$2,463,421
12Ocean Isle Beach$2,373,426
13Sunset Beach$2,237,408
14North Topsail Beach$2,066,771
15Southern Shores$1,702,879
16Kure Beach$1,605,579
17Pine Knoll Shores$1,580,922
18Holden Beach$1,474,580
19Topsail Beach$1,325,174
20Indian Beach$807,551
21Caswell Beach$561,927

Total General Fund Property Tax Revenues Per Housing Unit

Again, in order to get a clearer picture of relative General Fund property tax revenues, it may be helpful to compare the total General Fund property tax revenues per housing unit. As noted below, the Town of Emerald Isle received approximately $447 of property tax revenue per housing unit to fund General Fund expenses during Fiscal Year 2009 to 2010. This equates to a monthly General Fund property tax bill of approximately $37 for the average-value housing unit in Emerald Isle. This ranks Emerald Isle as 2nd lowest by this indicator.

General Fund Property Tax Revenues Per Housing Unit: NC Oceanfront Towns
Fiscal Year 2009 to 2010

Source: NC State Treasurer and 2010 US Census

RankMunicipalityTotal General Fund Property Tax Revenues per Housing Unit
1Bald Head Island$4,730
2Surf City (Fiscal Year 2008 to 2009 data)$1,059
3Topsail Beach$1,021
4Wrightsville Beach$957
5Nags Head$926
6Duck$905
7Caswell Beach$820
8North Topsail Beach$811
9Kill Devil Hills$803
10Kitty Hawk$799
11Pine Knoll Shores$772
12Carolina Beach$766
13Ocean Isle Beach$740
14Kure Beach$726
15Southern Shores$719
16Oak Island$661
17Holden Beach$632
18Atlantic Beach$579
19Indian Beach$516
20Emerald Isle$447
21Sunset Beach$438