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Property tax in Virginia

Overview

Across 133 Virginia counties, the average effective property-tax rate is about 0.65% (range 0.3821%–1.171%). Confidence: Medium (county-level ACS estimates).

Data as of 2024-12-31 (data version 2024.1). Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25103; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25077.

The 2022 NAIC HO-3 state average is $1,332/yr. County insurance pages adjust this historical baseline for home value and FEMA risk; confidence is Low.

Counties

CountyEffective rateTypical tax (median home)Insurance budget
Accomack County0.4821%$985/yr$1,313/yr
Albemarle County0.7507%$3,719/yr$3,126/yr
Alexandria city0.9555%$7,024/yr$3,169/yr
Alleghany County0.7949%$1,000/yr$602/yr
Amelia County0.3821%$1,079/yr$1,012/yr
Amherst County0.459%$975/yr$840/yr
Appomattox County0.5169%$1,073/yr$685/yr
Arlington County0.9109%$8,153/yr$3,022/yr
Augusta County0.4724%$1,446/yr$1,811/yr
Bath County0.3856%$797/yr$685/yr
Bedford County0.4321%$1,285/yr$1,546/yr
Bland County0.5562%$846/yr$552/yr
Botetourt County0.6438%$1,862/yr$1,109/yr
Bristol city0.7534%$1,387/yr$634/yr
Brunswick County0.5746%$820/yr$606/yr
Buchanan County0.4352%$413/yr$669/yr
Buckingham County0.5225%$906/yr$671/yr
Buena Vista city0.9097%$1,421/yr$504/yr
Campbell County0.449%$950/yr$933/yr
Caroline County0.519%$1,597/yr$1,214/yr
Carroll County0.5329%$834/yr$775/yr
Charles City County0.5563%$1,343/yr$839/yr
Charlotte County0.5246%$756/yr$548/yr
Charlottesville city0.8044%$3,915/yr$1,992/yr
Chesapeake city0.8214%$3,108/yr$2,430/yr
Chesterfield County0.7577%$2,773/yr$2,410/yr
Clarke County0.483%$2,657/yr$1,746/yr
Colonial Heights city0.8398%$2,071/yr$823/yr
Covington city0.8156%$681/yr$451/yr
Craig County0.563%$1,064/yr$633/yr
Culpeper County0.5232%$2,141/yr$2,044/yr
Cumberland County0.5687%$1,361/yr$934/yr
Danville city0.6499%$774/yr$762/yr
Dickenson County0.4674%$480/yr$495/yr
Dinwiddie County0.5465%$1,409/yr$1,002/yr
Emporia city0.7886%$1,171/yr$489/yr
Essex County0.5661%$1,348/yr$918/yr
Fairfax city0.9016%$6,515/yr$1,711/yr
Fairfax County1.0055%$7,368/yr$3,616/yr
Falls Church city0.9474%$10,001/yr$1,633/yr
Fauquier County0.753%$4,320/yr$2,615/yr
Floyd County0.5524%$1,245/yr$758/yr
Fluvanna County0.6262%$1,967/yr$1,145/yr
Franklin city0.7097%$1,821/yr$873/yr
Franklin County0.4975%$1,196/yr$1,166/yr
Frederick County0.4782%$1,846/yr$1,904/yr
Fredericksburg city0.601%$2,907/yr$1,669/yr
Galax city0.7587%$1,072/yr$476/yr
Giles County0.6142%$928/yr$570/yr
Gloucester County0.5674%$1,878/yr$1,331/yr
Goochland County0.4986%$2,496/yr$1,867/yr
Grayson County0.5616%$843/yr$616/yr
Greene County0.6076%$2,086/yr$1,192/yr
Greensville County0.5364%$855/yr$609/yr
Halifax County0.4631%$721/yr$783/yr
Hampton city0.9471%$2,327/yr$1,384/yr
Hanover County0.6561%$2,627/yr$2,120/yr
Harrisonburg city0.7626%$2,281/yr$1,252/yr
Henrico County0.7141%$2,565/yr$2,345/yr
Henry County0.4726%$637/yr$770/yr
Highland County0.5675%$1,135/yr$639/yr
Hopewell city0.8612%$1,564/yr$690/yr
Isle of Wight County0.7041%$2,510/yr$1,659/yr
James City County0.6487%$2,901/yr$2,365/yr
King and Queen County0.522%$1,209/yr$870/yr
King George County0.5263%$2,254/yr$1,549/yr
King William County0.5477%$1,729/yr$1,083/yr
Lancaster County0.4765%$1,558/yr$1,446/yr
Lee County0.6016%$595/yr$705/yr
Lexington city0.8081%$2,224/yr$893/yr
Loudoun County0.8504%$6,325/yr$3,263/yr
Louisa County0.5972%$1,883/yr$1,393/yr
Lunenburg County0.3851%$578/yr$587/yr
Lynchburg city0.785%$1,804/yr$1,177/yr
Madison County0.5315%$1,968/yr$1,273/yr
Manassas city1.0942%$4,923/yr$1,699/yr
Manassas Park city1.171%$4,636/yr$1,304/yr
Martinsville city0.7724%$760/yr$451/yr
Mathews County0.4287%$1,547/yr$1,296/yr
Mecklenburg County0.446%$859/yr$1,026/yr
Middlesex County0.5048%$1,778/yr$1,434/yr
Montgomery County0.7383%$2,249/yr$1,538/yr
Nelson County0.5042%$1,622/yr$1,446/yr
New Kent County0.6359%$2,503/yr$1,445/yr
Newport News city1.0107%$2,634/yr$1,581/yr
Norfolk city0.9969%$2,890/yr$1,866/yr
Northampton County0.5715%$1,807/yr$1,557/yr
Northumberland County0.4743%$1,645/yr$1,643/yr
Norton city0.7273%$800/yr$408/yr
Nottoway County0.4543%$761/yr$718/yr
Orange County0.5483%$1,997/yr$1,509/yr
Page County0.6419%$1,497/yr$1,085/yr
Patrick County0.5508%$845/yr$606/yr
Petersburg city0.8058%$1,523/yr$716/yr
Pittsylvania County0.5874%$948/yr$923/yr
Poquoson city0.9218%$3,690/yr$1,276/yr
Portsmouth city1.0356%$2,557/yr$1,312/yr
Powhatan County0.5885%$2,448/yr$1,647/yr
Prince Edward County0.4252%$921/yr$958/yr
Prince George County0.7444%$2,184/yr$1,075/yr
Prince William County0.943%$4,999/yr$3,371/yr
Pulaski County0.627%$1,202/yr$955/yr
Radford city0.7164%$1,581/yr$706/yr
Rappahannock County0.4947%$2,505/yr$1,709/yr
Richmond city0.8924%$3,150/yr$2,231/yr
Richmond County0.5572%$1,290/yr$815/yr
Roanoke city0.9937%$1,893/yr$1,161/yr
Roanoke County0.8517%$2,436/yr$1,499/yr
Rockbridge County0.5997%$1,492/yr$1,110/yr
Rockingham County0.5256%$1,645/yr$1,935/yr
Russell County0.4776%$576/yr$594/yr
Salem city0.8956%$2,316/yr$998/yr
Scott County0.6189%$885/yr$689/yr
Shenandoah County0.5181%$1,528/yr$1,638/yr
Smyth County0.5766%$805/yr$764/yr
Southampton County0.6559%$1,418/yr$934/yr
Spotsylvania County0.5796%$2,347/yr$2,134/yr
Stafford County0.7029%$3,410/yr$2,799/yr
Staunton city0.7014%$1,818/yr$914/yr
Suffolk city0.9295%$3,229/yr$1,934/yr
Surry County0.6914%$1,651/yr$784/yr
Sussex County0.5865%$1,078/yr$668/yr
Tazewell County0.6154%$728/yr$720/yr
Virginia Beach city0.8003%$3,061/yr$2,094/yr
Warren County0.5221%$1,819/yr$1,530/yr
Washington County0.4977%$1,065/yr$1,072/yr
Waynesboro city0.6676%$1,639/yr$863/yr
Westmoreland County0.6039%$1,628/yr$1,248/yr
Williamsburg city0.5882%$2,518/yr$1,366/yr
Winchester city0.7554%$2,591/yr$1,298/yr
Wise County0.5843%$693/yr$668/yr
Wythe County0.5257%$900/yr$873/yr
York County0.645%$2,794/yr$2,136/yr

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