Burke County, NC Property Records
Burke County has 58,867 parcels on record in the ParcelAtlas database.Of these, 40,909 (69%) are owned by absentee owners — property owners whose mailing address differs from the property address. 19,151 (33%) are vacant or unimproved land, and 3,122 (5%) are owned by out-of-state investors. The average assessed value is $156,237.
59K
Total Parcels
Burke County, NC
41K
Absentee Owners
69% of all parcels
19K
Vacant / Unimproved
33% of all parcels
3K
Out-of-State Owners
5% of all parcels
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Data sourced from Burke County public assessor records, North Carolina. Refreshed periodically.