---
title: "Property tax rate context for an address (NC)"
method: POST
path: "/api/locus_property_tax_estimate"
tags: ["taxes", "property", "read-only", "free", "free"]
---

# Property tax rate context for an address (NC)

`POST /api/locus_property_tax_estimate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.locus.report`
- URL: `https://api.locus.report/api/locus_property_tax_estimate`
- Auth: none required

Official NCDOR county and municipal property-tax rate for NC address: combined rate plus component rates. Cited rate context only, not a dollar estimate, bill, appraisal, valuation, or advice. Excludes special districts, exemptions, deferrals, and appeals. For the annual tax, assessed value, and history, use locus-property-tax.
Use this when you can call Locus free tools (REST tools/call or MCP).
Use locus-property-tax-estimate instead when your client can only call paid x402 routes; it returns the same records. Direct flat-body route for this one free resource; no API key, payment, or catalog wrapper. Return only the cited bounded evidence described here; this route never produces a paid brief or full report.

## Request body

- object
  - `address` string, required: Required NC street address; geocodes to the parcel and taxing county/municipality.

## Response `200`

Free cited evidence response.

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request body.
- `429`: Rate limited.

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