New Hanover property taxes to jump 36% in 2026

New Hanover property taxes to jump 36% in 2026

NEW HANOVER — For the first time in nearly 20 years, township property taxes will increase in 2026 — and not by a little. It will also become more expensive to work in the township. The $13.4 million 2026 budget, adopted unanimously on Dec. 4 by the board of supervisors, calls for a 36-percent increase in property taxes and a 420-percent increase in the “local services tax.” As a result of the millage increase from 2.152 to 5.642, a property ass…