Virginia property tax rates
Homeowners in Virginia typically pay about 0.73% of their home's value in property tax each year — the 31st highest effective rate of the 50 states and DC.
Typical effective rate
0.73%
22% below the U.S. median
Median tax paid
$2,790
per year
Median home value
$383,700
Counties covered
133
133 with a rate
Within Virginia, the effective rate ranges from 1.17% in Manassas Park city down to 0.38% in Amelia County. Use the estimator to turn a home value into an approximate bill.
Official Virginia resource: Virginia Tax — Property & Real Estate Tax — real estate tax is a purely local tax. For a specific parcel, use the local county assessor.
All Virginia counties
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| In-state | County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | Accomack County | 0.48% | $985 | $204,300 |
| 39 | Albemarle County | 0.75% | $3,719 | $495,400 |
| 8 | Alexandria city | 0.96% | $7,024 | $735,100 |
| 29 | Alleghany County | 0.79% | $1,000 | $125,800 |
| 133 | Amelia County | 0.38% | $1,079 | $282,400 |
| 123 | Amherst County | 0.46% | $975 | $212,400 |
| 106 | Appomattox County | 0.52% | $1,073 | $207,600 |
| 14 | Arlington County | 0.91% | $8,153 | $895,000 |
| 120 | Augusta County | 0.47% | $1,446 | $306,100 |
| 131 | Bath County | 0.39% | $797 | $206,700 |
| 128 | Bedford County | 0.43% | $1,285 | $297,400 |
| 87 | Bland County | 0.56% | $846 | $152,100 |
| 56 | Botetourt County | 0.64% | $1,862 | $289,200 |
| 37 | Bristol city | 0.75% | $1,387 | $184,100 |
| 77 | Brunswick County | 0.57% | $820 | $142,700 |
| 127 | Buchanan County | 0.44% | $413 | $94,900 |
| 101 | Buckingham County | 0.52% | $906 | $173,400 |
| 15 | Buena Vista city | 0.91% | $1,421 | $156,200 |
| 125 | Campbell County | 0.45% | $950 | $211,600 |
| 104 | Caroline County | 0.52% | $1,597 | $307,700 |
| 94 | Carroll County | 0.53% | $834 | $156,500 |
| 86 | Charles City County | 0.56% | $1,343 | $241,400 |
| 99 | Charlotte County | 0.52% | $756 | $144,100 |
| 27 | Charlottesville city | 0.80% | $3,915 | $486,700 |
| 23 | Chesapeake city | 0.82% | $3,108 | $378,400 |
| 35 | Chesterfield County | 0.76% | $2,773 | $366,000 |
| 113 | Clarke County | 0.48% | $2,657 | $550,100 |
| 22 | Colonial Heights city | 0.84% | $2,071 | $246,600 |
| 24 | Covington city | 0.82% | $681 | $83,500 |
| 83 | Craig County | 0.56% | $1,064 | $189,000 |
| 100 | Culpeper County | 0.52% | $2,141 | $409,200 |
| 79 | Cumberland County | 0.57% | $1,361 | $239,300 |
| 53 | Danville city | 0.65% | $774 | $119,100 |
| 121 | Dickenson County | 0.47% | $480 | $102,700 |
| 92 | Dinwiddie County | 0.55% | $1,409 | $257,800 |
| 30 | Emporia city | 0.79% | $1,171 | $148,500 |
| 82 | Essex County | 0.57% | $1,348 | $238,100 |
| 16 | Fairfax city | 0.90% | $6,515 | $722,600 |
| 5 | Fairfax County | 1.01% | $7,368 | $732,800 |
| 9 | Falls Church city | 0.95% | $10,001 | $1,055,600 |
| 38 | Fauquier County | 0.75% | $4,320 | $573,700 |
| 88 | Floyd County | 0.55% | $1,245 | $225,400 |
| 60 | Fluvanna County | 0.63% | $1,967 | $314,100 |
| 45 | Franklin city | 0.71% | $1,821 | $256,600 |
| 111 | Franklin County | 0.50% | $1,196 | $240,400 |
| 115 | Frederick County | 0.48% | $1,846 | $386,000 |
| 67 | Fredericksburg city | 0.60% | $2,907 | $483,700 |
| 34 | Galax city | 0.76% | $1,072 | $141,300 |
| 63 | Giles County | 0.61% | $928 | $151,100 |
| 81 | Gloucester County | 0.57% | $1,878 | $331,000 |
| 109 | Goochland County | 0.50% | $2,496 | $500,600 |
| 84 | Grayson County | 0.56% | $843 | $150,100 |
| 64 | Greene County | 0.61% | $2,086 | $343,300 |
| 93 | Greensville County | 0.54% | $855 | $159,400 |
| 122 | Halifax County | 0.46% | $721 | $155,700 |
| 10 | Hampton city | 0.95% | $2,327 | $245,700 |
| 51 | Hanover County | 0.66% | $2,627 | $400,400 |
| 33 | Harrisonburg city | 0.76% | $2,281 | $299,100 |
| 44 | Henrico County | 0.71% | $2,565 | $359,200 |
| 119 | Henry County | 0.47% | $637 | $134,800 |
| 80 | Highland County | 0.57% | $1,135 | $200,000 |
| 19 | Hopewell city | 0.86% | $1,564 | $181,600 |
| 46 | Isle of Wight County | 0.70% | $2,510 | $356,500 |
| 54 | James City County | 0.65% | $2,901 | $447,200 |
| 103 | King and Queen County | 0.52% | $1,209 | $231,600 |
| 96 | King George County | 0.53% | $2,254 | $428,300 |
| 91 | King William County | 0.55% | $1,729 | $315,700 |
| 117 | Lancaster County | 0.48% | $1,558 | $327,000 |
| 66 | Lee County | 0.60% | $595 | $98,900 |
| 25 | Lexington city | 0.81% | $2,224 | $275,200 |
| 21 | Loudoun County | 0.85% | $6,325 | $743,800 |
| 69 | Louisa County | 0.60% | $1,883 | $315,300 |
| 132 | Lunenburg County | 0.39% | $578 | $150,100 |
| 31 | Lynchburg city | 0.78% | $1,804 | $229,800 |
| 95 | Madison County | 0.53% | $1,968 | $370,300 |
| 2 | Manassas city | 1.09% | $4,923 | $449,900 |
| 1 | Manassas Park city | 1.17% | $4,636 | $395,900 |
| 32 | Martinsville city | 0.77% | $760 | $98,400 |
| 129 | Mathews County | 0.43% | $1,547 | $360,900 |
| 126 | Mecklenburg County | 0.45% | $859 | $192,600 |
| 107 | Middlesex County | 0.50% | $1,778 | $352,200 |
| 41 | Montgomery County | 0.74% | $2,249 | $304,600 |
| 108 | Nelson County | 0.50% | $1,622 | $321,700 |
| 58 | New Kent County | 0.64% | $2,503 | $393,600 |
| 4 | Newport News city | 1.01% | $2,634 | $260,600 |
| 6 | Norfolk city | 1.00% | $2,890 | $289,900 |
| 78 | Northampton County | 0.57% | $1,807 | $316,200 |
| 118 | Northumberland County | 0.47% | $1,645 | $346,800 |
| 42 | Norton city ± | 0.73% | $800 | $110,000 |
| 124 | Nottoway County | 0.45% | $761 | $167,500 |
| 90 | Orange County | 0.55% | $1,997 | $364,200 |
| 57 | Page County | 0.64% | $1,497 | $233,200 |
| 89 | Patrick County | 0.55% | $845 | $153,400 |
| 26 | Petersburg city | 0.81% | $1,523 | $189,000 |
| 72 | Pittsylvania County | 0.59% | $948 | $161,400 |
| 13 | Poquoson city | 0.92% | $3,690 | $400,300 |
| 3 | Portsmouth city | 1.04% | $2,557 | $246,900 |
| 70 | Powhatan County | 0.59% | $2,448 | $416,000 |
| 130 | Prince Edward County | 0.43% | $921 | $216,600 |
| 40 | Prince George County | 0.74% | $2,184 | $293,400 |
| 11 | Prince William County | 0.94% | $4,999 | $530,100 |
| 59 | Pulaski County | 0.63% | $1,202 | $191,700 |
| 43 | Radford city | 0.72% | $1,581 | $220,700 |
| 112 | Rappahannock County | 0.49% | $2,505 | $506,400 |
| 18 | Richmond city | 0.89% | $3,150 | $353,000 |
| 85 | Richmond County | 0.56% | $1,290 | $231,500 |
| 7 | Roanoke city | 0.99% | $1,893 | $190,500 |
| 20 | Roanoke County | 0.85% | $2,436 | $286,000 |
| 68 | Rockbridge County | 0.60% | $1,492 | $248,800 |
| 98 | Rockingham County | 0.53% | $1,645 | $313,000 |
| 116 | Russell County | 0.48% | $576 | $120,600 |
| 17 | Salem city | 0.90% | $2,316 | $258,600 |
| 61 | Scott County | 0.62% | $885 | $143,000 |
| 105 | Shenandoah County | 0.52% | $1,528 | $294,900 |
| 76 | Smyth County | 0.58% | $805 | $139,600 |
| 52 | Southampton County | 0.66% | $1,418 | $216,200 |
| 75 | Spotsylvania County | 0.58% | $2,347 | $404,900 |
| 47 | Stafford County | 0.70% | $3,410 | $485,100 |
| 48 | Staunton city | 0.70% | $1,818 | $259,200 |
| 12 | Suffolk city | 0.93% | $3,229 | $347,400 |
| 49 | Surry County | 0.69% | $1,651 | $238,800 |
| 73 | Sussex County | 0.59% | $1,078 | $183,800 |
| 62 | Tazewell County | 0.62% | $728 | $118,300 |
| 28 | Virginia Beach city | 0.80% | $3,061 | $382,500 |
| 102 | Warren County | 0.52% | $1,819 | $348,400 |
| 110 | Washington County | 0.50% | $1,065 | $214,000 |
| 50 | Waynesboro city | 0.67% | $1,639 | $245,500 |
| 65 | Westmoreland County | 0.60% | $1,628 | $269,600 |
| 71 | Williamsburg city | 0.59% | $2,518 | $428,100 |
| 36 | Winchester city | 0.76% | $2,591 | $343,000 |
| 74 | Wise County | 0.58% | $693 | $118,600 |
| 97 | Wythe County | 0.53% | $900 | $171,200 |
| 55 | York County | 0.65% | $2,794 | $433,200 |
A ± mark means the county's survey estimate carries a wide margin of error (small number of owner-occupied homes). Figures are typical burdens, not statutory rates or individual bills.