North Carolina Sales Tax Rates: Avery County

North Carolina:

Avery County, North Carolina Sales Tax Rate 2026 Up to 6.75%

The Avery County Sales Tax is 2%

A county-wide sales tax rate of 2% is applicable to localities in Avery County, in addition to the 4.75% North Carolina sales tax.

None of the cities or local governments within Avery County collect additional local sales taxes.

Here's how Avery County's maximum sales tax rate of 6.75% compares to other counties around the United States:

Lower maximum sales tax than 85% of North Carolina counties
Lower maximum sales tax than 72% of counties nationwide

Last updated June 2026

Tax Rates By City in Avery County, North Carolina

The total sales tax rate in any given location can be broken down into state, county, city, and special district rates. North Carolina has a 4.75% sales tax and Avery County collects an additional 2%, so the minimum sales tax rate in Avery County is 6.75% (not including any city or special district taxes). This table shows the total sales tax rates for all cities and towns in Avery County, including all local taxes.

City	Sales Tax Rate	Tax Jurisdiction
Newland	6.75%	Drexel
Banner Elk	6.75%	Banner Elk
Elk Park	6.75%	Beech Mountain
Linville	6.75%	Grandfather
Collettsville	6.75%	Avery
Crossnore	6.75%	Crossnore
Pineola	6.75%	Avery
Montezuma	6.75%	Avery
Minneapolis	6.75%	Avery
Linville Falls	6.75%	Burke
Jonas Ridge	6.75%	Burke
Plumtree	6.75%	Avery

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Avery County, North Carolina has a maximum sales tax rate of 6.75% and an approximate population of 14,076.

Sales tax rates in Avery County are determined by seven different tax jurisdictions, Avery, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Burke, Crossnore, Drexel and Grandfather.

Back to North Carolina Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Avery County are current as of June 2026