{"id":2171,"date":"2026-06-10T23:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2026-06-10T23:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:34:55","slug":"property-tax-hike-coming-for-durham-county-homeowners-after-budget-vote-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2171","title":{"rendered":"Property tax hike coming for Durham County homeowners after budget vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Durham County commissioners approved a $1.05 billion budget Monday night that the county manager called \u201cone of the toughest\u201d of her career.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2170\">Former Hurricanes broadcaster enjoys bittersweet, full-circle Stanley Cup moment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To pay for it all, homeowners will see property tax bills this summer with a 2.5-cent per $100 increase in the countywide tax rate. The budget is 0.67% higher than this year\u2019s budget, and many county departments took a 2% pay cut to fund the top priorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis budget has been one of the toughest of my career,\u201d County Manager Claudia Hager said. \u201cThe way the shifts federally and state have occurred, it has put more pressure on local governments in ways I never imagined, changes in policy that partners who used to support us at levels that they\u2019re just not doing anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hager presented her budget recommendation in May, citing weak revenue growth and a wave of commercial property tax appeals after last year\u2019s property revaluation. She recommended a 2-cent tax rate increase, but after increasing school funding, including a minimal pay raise for staff, the commissioners approved another half-cent.<\/p>\n<p>The budget proposal drew dozens of residents to work sessions and Monday night\u2019s meeting to urge the commissioners to prioritize school funding and work around a property tax increase, as everyday expenses are costing county residents more.<\/p>\n<p>The 2.5-cent tax rate increase will add $17 million for Durham Public Schools. Initially, Hager recommended $235 million for the school district, about $9 million short of Superintendent Anthony Lewis\u2019 request.<\/p>\n<p>The final budget increased DPS funding to $239 million, about a quarter of the county\u2019s entire budget.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers and other school staff wanted the county to raise the minimum wage for classified workers (cafeteria workers, bus drivers and teaching assistants), to $19.22 an hour. In the end, the commissioners raised the minimum wage from $17.15 to $18.22 per hour.<\/p>\n<p>The budget gives county employees a 2% cost-of-living increase.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Nida Allam said in her six years on the board, this budget was the \u201chardest\u201d one and it will be years before the county can get \u201dout of the hole, especially with state legislation coming through that is really putting a target on local governments &#8230; taking away more of our powers of what we\u2019re able to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commissioners debated how much to increase the property tax rate. The new rate is 57.92 cents per $100 of assessed property value.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know we talked about, \u2018well, it\u2019s only this amount per week\u2019 or \u2018it\u2019s only this amount per month,\u2019 but that amount per month makes a really big difference to people\u2019s tax bill when they have to pay for it,\u201d Commissioner Mike Lee said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2168\">Jesse Ridgway Impersonated Person With Down Syndrome in Resurfaced Clip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The owner of a home valued at $400,000 will see a county property tax bill of $2,316 \u2014 a $100 increase. To get that number, you take the home value, divide it by 100, and multiply it by the new rate of 0.5792 (400,000\/100 x 0.5792).<\/p>\n<p>Durham residents who live within the city limits also pay a citywide tax. That rate is staying flat at 43.71 cents per $100 of assessed value. The Durham City Council is expected to vote on the budget Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Michelle Burton, a former DPS educator, unsuccessfully sought a smaller increase in the county\u2019s tax rate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that this is important, that people need these raises,\u201d she said. \u201cI think that many of our residents have expressed to us that they don\u2019t want more tax increases. I\u2019m willing to do just a quarter-cent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burton said in November voters will see four constitutional amendments on the ballot. One would restrict counties\u2019 ability to raise revenue through the property tax. She called for education on the upcoming amendments, because \u201cthat will hamper our work even more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the budget vote, the commissioners expressed support for the county\u2019s LGBTQ+ community, days after the library director instructed staff to remove Pride Month displays.<\/p>\n<p>A Pride Month proclamation was issued for the month of June.<\/p>\n<p>Some residents wanted the board to go further with a formal apology for the removal of the displays at the Durham County Main Library and the rescinding of county funding for last September\u2019s Pride parade. The commissioners revoked the funding, citing fear of the Trump administration retaliating by pulling necessary federal funding.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Turnwald, a transgender resident and former candidate for the Holly Springs Town Council, told the commissioners to \u201cstop preemptively throwing folks under the bus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we actually need is an apology, as repair,\u201d he said. \u201cApologize for the harm that occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2166\">New grocery store is under construction in the Triangle. What we know<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">June 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A $1.05B budget was approved by the Durham County Commissioners for 2027. 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