According to the NC-DOR web site, the property tax rate for Valdese residents over the last decade:
| Fiscal Years | Burke County Tax | Valdese Tax |
| 2024/2025 | .5600 | .4150 |
| 2023/2024 | .5600 | .5150 |
| 2017/2023 | .5600 | .5450 |
| 2016/2017 | .6800 | .5450 |
| 2015/2016 | .6800 | .4850 |
Valdese latest revaluation was in 2023, following a period of reckless US monetary policy.