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Straight answers to the 10 questions buyers ask most
Taxes, home prices, wells and septic, the hospital, flooding and things to do. Sourced and dated. Free 3-page PDF.
The Scuppernong River at Columbia
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The questions buyers type into Google before they ever call an agent, answered from county, state and federal sources, with dates.
- Where can I find crime statistics for Columbia, NC?In the free PDF
- How far is Columbia NC from the Outer Banks and Raleigh?In the free PDF
- What schools serve Tyrrell County?In the free PDF
- What is the property tax rate in Tyrrell County?In the free PDF
- How many people live in Tyrrell County?In the free PDF
- Who provides water in Tyrrell County? Will I need a well and septic?In the free PDF
- What are home prices like in Tyrrell County?In the free PDF
- What is there to do in Tyrrell County?In the free PDF
- Is there a hospital in Tyrrell County?In the free PDF
- Does Columbia NC flood?In the free PDF
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Thinking about Tyrrell County? Straight answers to the 10 questions buyers ask most.
Taxes, home prices, wells and septic, the hospital, flooding and things to do. Sourced and dated. Free 3-page PDF.
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What's inside
20 sources, from the county offices to state and federal agencies, each checked October 25, 2026.
- Where can I find crime statistics for Columbia, NC?p. 1
- How far is Columbia NC from the Outer Banks and Raleigh?p. 1
- What schools serve Tyrrell County?p. 1
- What is the property tax rate in Tyrrell County?p. 2
- How many people live in Tyrrell County?p. 2
- Who provides water in Tyrrell County? Will I need a well and septic?p. 2
- What are home prices like in Tyrrell County?p. 2
- What is there to do in Tyrrell County?p. 2
- Is there a hospital in Tyrrell County?p. 2
- Does Columbia NC flood?p. 3
What is the property tax rate in Tyrrell County?
Tyrrell County's rate for fiscal year 2026-27 is $0.87 per $100 of assessed value, or $870 a year for each $100,000 of value. Inside the Town of Columbia, the county's only town, the town adds its own rate: $0.54 per $100 in the state's fiscal year 2025-26 table, for a combined $1.41.
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10 questions, answered with sources
Thinking about Tyrrell County? Straight answers to the questions buyers ask most.
Taxes, home prices, wells and septic, the hospital, flooding and things to do. Sourced and dated. Free 3-page PDF.
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How far is Columbia NC from the Outer Banks and Raleigh?
Tyrrell County describes itself as about 150 miles east of the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill) and about 100 miles south of Tidewater Virginia. Its eastern edge is the Alligator River, with Dare County and the Outer Banks on the other side, and US 64 crosses that river on the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge, which NCDOT calls the main route to the Outer Banks from the west.
The bridge's swing span occasionally fails and forces a 99-mile detour, and NCDOT has a fixed-span replacement under construction. Census figures put the average commute for working residents at 34.2 minutes (2020-2024).
Sources: tyrrellcounty.org, ncdot.gov, census.gov. Checked October 25, 2026.
Inside the field guide
20 sources, checked October 25, 2026.
- Where can I find crime statistics for Columbia, NC?
- How far is Columbia NC from the Outer Banks and Raleigh?
- What schools serve Tyrrell County?
- What is the property tax rate in Tyrrell County?
- How many people live in Tyrrell County?
- Who provides water in Tyrrell County? Will I need a well and septic?
- What are home prices like in Tyrrell County?
- What is there to do in Tyrrell County?
- Is there a hospital in Tyrrell County?
- Does Columbia NC flood?
Travis Old, Horizon Realty Group
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