VIRGINIA PROPERTY TAX · 2026
Virginia property tax calculator
Virginia's effective property tax rate is 0.779%: owner-occupiers paid a median $2,790 a year on homes with a median value of $383,700. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $2,337.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $2,337.00
- A month
- $194.75
- Rate
- 0.779%, statewide
Virginia property tax by county or city
| County or city | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | 0.503% | $985 | $204,300 |
| Albemarle County | 0.732% | $3,719 | $495,400 |
| Alexandria city | 0.925% | $7,024 | $735,100 |
| Alleghany County | 0.683% | $1,000 | $125,800 |
| Amelia County | 0.435% | $1,079 | $282,400 |
| Amherst County | 0.465% | $975 | $212,400 |
| Appomattox County | 0.524% | $1,073 | $207,600 |
| Arlington County | 0.851% | $8,153 | $895,000 |
| Augusta County | 0.467% | $1,446 | $306,100 |
| Bath County | 0.43% | $797 | $206,700 |
| Bedford County | 0.434% | $1,285 | $297,400 |
| Bland County | 0.545% | $846 | $152,100 |
| Botetourt County | 0.598% | $1,862 | $289,200 |
| Bristol city | 0.723% | $1,387 | $184,100 |
| Brunswick County | 0.404% | $820 | $142,700 |
| Buchanan County | 0.476% | $413 | $94,900 |
| Buckingham County | 0.482% | $906 | $173,400 |
| Buena Vista city | 0.876% | $1,421 | $156,200 |
| Campbell County | 0.461% | $950 | $211,600 |
| Caroline County | 0.503% | $1,597 | $307,700 |
| Carroll County | 0.54% | $834 | $156,500 |
| Charles City County | 0.585% | $1,343 | $241,400 |
| Charlotte County | 0.5% | $756 | $144,100 |
| Charlottesville city | 0.817% | $3,915 | $486,700 |
| Chesapeake city | 0.782% | $3,108 | $378,400 |
| Chesterfield County | 0.754% | $2,773 | $366,000 |
| Clarke County | 0.588% | $2,657 | $550,100 |
| Colonial Heights city | 0.752% | $2,071 | $246,600 |
| Covington city | 0.86% | $681 | $83,500 |
| Craig County | 0.584% | $1,064 | $189,000 |
| Culpeper County | 0.504% | $2,141 | $409,200 |
| Cumberland County | 0.525% | $1,361 | $239,300 |
| Danville city | 0.622% | $774 | $119,100 |
| Dickenson County | 0.513% | $480 | $102,700 |
| Dinwiddie County | 0.577% | $1,409 | $257,800 |
| Emporia city | 0.698% | $1,171 | $148,500 |
| Essex County | 0.582% | $1,348 | $238,100 |
| Fairfax city | 0.849% | $6,515 | $722,600 |
| Fairfax County | 0.948% | $7,368 | $732,800 |
| Falls Church city | 1.146% | $10,000+ | $1,055,600 |
| Fauquier County | 0.665% | $4,320 | $573,700 |
| Floyd County | 0.463% | $1,245 | $225,400 |
| Fluvanna County | 0.65% | $1,967 | $314,100 |
| Franklin city | 0.813% | $1,821 | $256,600 |
| Franklin County | 0.497% | $1,196 | $240,400 |
| Frederick County | 0.503% | $1,846 | $386,000 |
| Fredericksburg city | 0.646% | $2,907 | $483,700 |
| Galax city | 0.522% | $1,072 | $141,300 |
| Giles County | 0.54% | $928 | $151,100 |
| Gloucester County | 0.565% | $1,878 | $331,000 |
| Goochland County | 0.517% | $2,496 | $500,600 |
| Grayson County | 0.616% | $843 | $150,100 |
| Greene County | 0.606% | $2,086 | $343,300 |
| Greensville County | 0.603% | $855 | $159,400 |
| Halifax County | 0.499% | $721 | $155,700 |
| Hampton city | 0.974% | $2,327 | $245,700 |
| Hanover County | 0.655% | $2,627 | $400,400 |
| Harrisonburg city | 0.738% | $2,281 | $299,100 |
| Henrico County | 0.678% | $2,565 | $359,200 |
| Henry County | 0.481% | $637 | $134,800 |
| Highland County | 0.685% | $1,135 | $200,000 |
| Hopewell city | 0.877% | $1,564 | $181,600 |
| Isle of Wight County | 0.717% | $2,510 | $356,500 |
| James City County | 0.615% | $2,901 | $447,200 |
| King and Queen County | 0.449% | $1,209 | $231,600 |
| King George County | 0.551% | $2,254 | $428,300 |
| King William County | 0.606% | $1,729 | $315,700 |
| Lancaster County | 0.485% | $1,558 | $327,000 |
| Lee County | 0.607% | $595 | $98,900 |
| Lexington city | 0.847% | $2,224 | $275,200 |
| Loudoun County | 0.798% | $6,325 | $743,800 |
| Louisa County | 0.626% | $1,883 | $315,300 |
| Lunenburg County | 0.398% | $578 | $150,100 |
| Lynchburg city | 0.812% | $1,804 | $229,800 |
| Madison County | 0.486% | $1,968 | $370,300 |
| Manassas city | 0.994% | $4,923 | $449,900 |
| Manassas Park city | 1.085% | $4,636 | $395,900 |
| Martinsville city | 0.807% | $760 | $98,400 |
| Mathews County | 0.486% | $1,547 | $360,900 |
| Mecklenburg County | 0.5% | $859 | $192,600 |
| Middlesex County | 0.513% | $1,778 | $352,200 |
| Montgomery County | 0.82% | $2,249 | $304,600 |
| Nelson County | 0.555% | $1,622 | $321,700 |
| New Kent County | 0.602% | $2,503 | $393,600 |
| Newport News city | 0.937% | $2,634 | $260,600 |
| Norfolk city | 0.909% | $2,890 | $289,900 |
| Northampton County | 0.662% | $1,807 | $316,200 |
| Northumberland County | 0.463% | $1,645 | $346,800 |
| Norton city | 0.847% | $800 | $110,000 |
| Nottoway County | 0.435% | $761 | $167,500 |
| Orange County | 0.589% | $1,997 | $364,200 |
| Page County | 0.491% | $1,497 | $233,200 |
| Patrick County | 0.576% | $845 | $153,400 |
| Petersburg city | 0.866% | $1,523 | $189,000 |
| Pittsylvania County | 0.565% | $948 | $161,400 |
| Poquoson city | 0.897% | $3,690 | $400,300 |
| Portsmouth city | 0.953% | $2,557 | $246,900 |
| Powhatan County | 0.592% | $2,448 | $416,000 |
| Prince Edward County | 0.515% | $921 | $216,600 |
| Prince George County | 0.687% | $2,184 | $293,400 |
| Prince William County | 0.855% | $4,999 | $530,100 |
| Pulaski County | 0.627% | $1,202 | $191,700 |
| Radford city | 0.696% | $1,581 | $220,700 |
| Rappahannock County | 0.492% | $2,505 | $506,400 |
| Richmond city | 0.896% | $3,150 | $353,000 |
| Richmond County | 0.496% | $1,290 | $231,500 |
| Roanoke city | 0.947% | $1,893 | $190,500 |
| Roanoke County | 0.787% | $2,436 | $286,000 |
| Rockbridge County | 0.591% | $1,492 | $248,800 |
| Rockingham County | 0.553% | $1,645 | $313,000 |
| Russell County | 0.482% | $576 | $120,600 |
| Salem city | 0.823% | $2,316 | $258,600 |
| Scott County | 0.684% | $885 | $143,000 |
| Shenandoah County | 0.526% | $1,528 | $294,900 |
| Smyth County | 0.539% | $805 | $139,600 |
| Southampton County | 0.761% | $1,418 | $216,200 |
| Spotsylvania County | 0.561% | $2,347 | $404,900 |
| Stafford County | 0.673% | $3,410 | $485,100 |
| Staunton city | 0.597% | $1,818 | $259,200 |
| Suffolk city | 0.872% | $3,229 | $347,400 |
| Surry County | 0.666% | $1,651 | $238,800 |
| Sussex County | 0.559% | $1,078 | $183,800 |
| Tazewell County | 0.611% | $728 | $118,300 |
| Virginia Beach city | 0.779% | $3,061 | $382,500 |
| Warren County | 0.521% | $1,819 | $348,400 |
| Washington County | 0.505% | $1,065 | $214,000 |
| Waynesboro city | 0.656% | $1,639 | $245,500 |
| Westmoreland County | 0.616% | $1,628 | $269,600 |
| Williamsburg city | 0.614% | $2,518 | $428,100 |
| Winchester city | 0.737% | $2,591 | $343,000 |
| Wise County | 0.592% | $693 | $118,600 |
| Wythe County | 0.515% | $900 | $171,200 |
| York County | 0.634% | $2,794 | $433,200 |
Virginia homestead exemption
- Virginia has no statewide homestead exemption amount; each locality may offer an exemption or deferral to owners 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled, and sets its own amount and limits.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
Virginia property tax questions
How much is property tax in Virginia?
Virginia's effective property tax rate is 0.779%: owner-occupiers paid a median $2,790 a year on homes with a median value of $383,700. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $2,337.00 a year.
Which county or city in Virginia has the highest property tax?
Falls Church city, with an effective rate of 1.146%; Lunenburg County has the lowest, at 0.398%. On a $300,000 home that is $3,438.00 a year in Falls Church city and $1,194.00 in Lunenburg County.
Does Virginia have a homestead exemption?
Virginia has no statewide homestead exemption amount; each locality may offer an exemption or deferral to owners 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled, and sets its own amount and limits. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.
Why might a Virginia tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in Virginia paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- Code of Virginia 58.1-3210