Duke Energy is the largest property taxpayer ($1.9M) in Orange County, according to Axios Raleigh.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mebane) was second, $1.4M; NREdge Property Owner LLC (Carraway Village, Chapel Hill), third, $1M; Chapel Hill Foundation Real Estate Holdings (Granville Towers), fourth, $1M; MRE Propco LP (Medline Dist Ctr), fifth, $734,000. Axios data was prior to 2025 property re-evaluation.
In Durham County, here are the top taxpayers, also from Axios Raleigh: Wolfspeed $5.5M tax bill; Eli Lilly and Co., $4.6M; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. $3.71M; Assin North Carolina Corp, auto parts, $2.2M; Duke Energy $1.9M. Data was prior to 2025 property re-evaluation.