Virginia Property Taxes: Rates and Bills by County

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In tax year 2026, the median Virginia homeowner paid $2,852 in property taxes, a median effective rate of 0.90% of market value, compared with 1.27% nationally. Rates range from 0.26% in Frederick County to 1.33% in Roanoke County, because each county, city, and school district sets its own tax rate.

Median Virginia effective property tax rate: 0.90%
Median Virginia home value: $323,500
Median Virginia property tax bill: $2,852
Highest median bill: Falls Church County $11,995
Lowest median bill: Buchanan County $186

Last Updated October 26, 2026

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How Property Taxes Work in Virginia

In Virginia, your city or county assessor estimates your home's value, and property is taxed at 100% of fair market value. Your bill is that assessed value, minus any exemptions, multiplied by the combined tax rate of every local government that covers your property, usually your county, city, school district, and any special districts.

The Virginia Department of Taxation oversees property tax administration in Virginia and publishes guidance on assessments, exemptions, and appeals.

Property Tax Bills in Virginia

Source: Ownwell

$186

$6,091

$11,995

Our median effective property tax rate (tax bill ÷ assessor's market value) accounts for exemptions and deductions, making it more accurate than the general median tax rate, which is the midpoint of statutory rates before adjustments.

Median Virginia Effective Property Tax Rate

0.90%

Median Virginia Home Value

$323,500

Median Virginia Tax Bill

$2,852

Every property tax bill comes from three inputs:

Assessed Value
A local assessor or appraisal district estimates your home's market value. Many states then apply an assessment ratio. For example, Georgia taxes homes at 40% of market value, while Texas uses 100%. Some states, like California, cap how fast assessed values can rise for homestead properties.
Exemptions
Homestead, senior, veteran, and disability exemptions reduce the taxable value of qualifying homes, usually for a primary residence only.
Tax Rates
Each taxing authority that covers your property, typically a county, city, school district, and sometimes special districts, sets its own rate. Rates are usually expressed as millage (dollars per $1,000 of taxable value) or as a rate per $100 of value.

Your bill is your taxable value (assessed value minus exemptions) multiplied by the combined tax rate.

What is the Median Effective Property Tax Rate?

Our median effective property tax rate (tax bill ÷ assessor's market value) accounts for exemptions and deductions, making it more accurate than the general median tax rate, which is the midpoint of statutory rates before adjustments. Because states and counties assess property differently, the effective rate is the clearest way to compare bills across Virginia.

Counties With the Highest and Lowest Property Taxes

Five Highest Median Property Tax Bills

Rank	County	Median Tax Bill
1.	Falls Church County	$11,995
2.	Fairfax County	$7,877
3.	Arlington County	$7,738
4.	Alexandria County	$7,646
5.	Fairfax city County	$6,530

Five Lowest Median Property Tax Bills

Rank	County	Median Tax Bill
128.	Dickenson County	$355
129.	Lunenburg County	$353
130.	Giles County	$330
131.	Brunswick County	$326
132.	Buchanan County	$186

2 of 133 Virginia counties have a median effective rate above the national 1.27%. Roanoke County has the highest median effective rate at 1.33%, and Frederick County has the lowest at 0.26%.

Property Tax Rates and Bills by County

Rank	County	Median Effective Tax Rate	Median Home Value	Median Tax Bill	25th % Bill	75th % Bill	90th % Bill
1	Falls Church County	1.23%	$969,500	$11,995	$7,789	$14,841	$19,487
2	Fairfax County	1.16%	$672,555	$7,877	$5,862	$10,263	$13,758
3	Arlington County	1.03%	$752,550	$7,738	$4,492	$10,991	$14,750
4	Alexandria County	1.17%	$635,316	$7,646	$4,028	$11,032	$14,760
5	Fairfax city County	1.03%	$635,500	$6,530	$5,357	$7,866	$9,642
6	Loudoun County	0.87%	$695,595	$6,021	$4,611	$7,989	$9,977
7	Manassas County	1.26%	$412,800	$5,220	$4,064	$6,615	$7,625
8	Manassas Park County	1.29%	$394,250	$5,099	$4,271	$6,296	$7,691
9	Prince William County	0.99%	$490,800	$4,830	$3,860	$6,360	$7,650
10	Fauquier County	0.95%	$476,600	$4,438	$3,341	$5,911	$7,444
11	Charlottesville County	0.99%	$426,600	$4,259	$3,300	$5,741	$8,052
12	Poquoson County	1.14%	$373,000	$4,239	$3,216	$5,594	$7,153
13	Albemarle County	0.85%	$451,350	$3,925	$2,651	$5,792	$8,644
14	Stafford County	0.91%	$435,600	$3,772	$2,932	$4,663	$5,840
15	Suffolk County	1.18%	$332,800	$3,649	$2,387	$4,878	$6,079
16	Richmond city County	1.20%	$290,000	$3,480	$2,340	$5,316	$7,992
17	Chesapeake County	0.95%	$357,100	$3,393	$2,442	$4,519	$5,668
18	Norfolk County	1.25%	$266,700	$3,338	$2,655	$4,411	$6,132
19	Virginia Beach County	0.97%	$346,500	$3,336	$2,531	$4,664	$7,163
20	Fredericksburg County	0.77%	$422,300	$3,252	$2,436	$4,099	$5,038
21	Newport News County	1.18%	$261,700	$3,066	$2,390	$3,806	$4,690
22	James City County	0.78%	$409,100	$3,054	$2,208	$4,111	$5,389
23	Hanover County	0.81%	$361,800	$2,958	$2,251	$3,885	$5,043
24	Chesterfield County	0.91%	$330,600	$2,942	$2,213	$3,894	$5,224
25	York County	0.74%	$381,050	$2,820	$2,159	$3,580	$4,348
26	Henrico County	0.89%	$307,600	$2,810	$2,116	$3,902	$5,622
27	Portsmouth County	1.23%	$224,120	$2,758	$2,186	$3,488	$4,191
28	Harrisonburg County	1.01%	$268,600	$2,711	$2,162	$3,293	$4,408
29	Roanoke County County	1.04%	$254,900	$2,651	$2,088	$3,487	$4,613
30	Hampton County	1.14%	$239,700	$2,593	$1,940	$3,402	$4,332
31	Spotsylvania County	0.73%	$345,900	$2,533	$1,859	$3,380	$4,390
32	Colonial Heights County	1.20%	$211,800	$2,484	$1,980	$3,182	$3,940
33	Williamsburg County	0.62%	$399,900	$2,479	$1,726	$3,597	$4,912
34	Goochland County	0.53%	$484,200	$2,439	$1,506	$3,644	$5,455
35	Powhatan County	0.66%	$381,400	$2,433	$1,777	$3,288	$4,425
36	Isle of Wight County	0.73%	$333,650	$2,431	$1,695	$3,334	$4,369
37	King George County	0.68%	$359,900	$2,430	$1,756	$2,968	$3,668
38	Winchester County	0.83%	$293,100	$2,375	$1,782	$3,337	$4,454
39	Franklin County	1.03%	$173,600	$2,360	$1,368	$3,249	$4,031
40	Louisa County	0.72%	$326,600	$2,319	$1,603	$3,298	$5,301
41	New Kent County	0.59%	$389,350	$2,290	$1,796	$2,938	$3,671
42	Roanoke County	1.33%	$172,500	$2,270	$1,628	$3,024	$4,329
43	Lexington County	0.92%	$234,370	$2,137	$1,535	$3,107	$4,303
44	Fluvanna County	0.84%	$253,300	$2,099	$1,542	$2,861	$3,994
45	Botetourt County	0.70%	$294,050	$2,062	$1,230	$2,920	$3,995
46	Prince George County	0.82%	$262,000	$2,050	$1,316	$2,690	$3,371
47	Clarke County	0.60%	$344,950	$2,000	$1,348	$2,656	$3,413
48	Montgomery County	0.75%	$252,100	$1,892	$1,310	$2,693	$3,797
49	Staunton County	0.89%	$203,250	$1,812	$1,319	$2,406	$3,249
50	Culpeper County	0.47%	$397,800	$1,803	$1,339	$2,318	$2,776
51	Greene County	0.71%	$259,600	$1,801	$1,076	$2,589	$3,385
52	Orange County	0.76%	$229,400	$1,767	$1,231	$2,354	$3,457
53	Rappahannock County	0.61%	$311,100	$1,744	$610	$2,967	$4,426
54	Waynesboro County	0.77%	$220,700	$1,699	$1,346	$2,286	$2,871
55	Gloucester County	0.58%	$282,260	$1,648	$1,253	$2,200	$2,926
56	Hopewell County	1.17%	$140,200	$1,640	$1,166	$2,218	$2,835
57	Warren County	0.53%	$311,450	$1,638	$1,194	$2,219	$2,996
58	Lynchburg County	0.89%	$181,200	$1,612	$1,022	$2,183	$3,030
59	Rockingham County	0.68%	$236,200	$1,605	$1,115	$2,245	$3,102
60	Caroline County	0.77%	$199,900	$1,578	$1,178	$2,119	$2,723
61	Middlesex County	0.61%	$257,250	$1,577	$964	$2,473	$3,697
62	Southampton County	0.71%	$221,200	$1,561	$1,025	$2,302	$3,052
63	Augusta County	0.52%	$305,700	$1,557	$1,151	$2,106	$2,793
64	Madison County	0.74%	$212,100	$1,540	$1,090	$2,139	$2,834
65	Shenandoah County	0.64%	$229,400	$1,468	$1,048	$2,012	$2,811
66	Lancaster County	0.55%	$297,550	$1,442	$697	$2,989	$4,978
67	Surry County	0.71%	$195,100	$1,385	$830	$2,217	$3,121
68	Northampton County	0.69%	$201,300	$1,379	$732	$2,952	$4,631
69	Galax County	1.00%	$135,150	$1,352	$894	$1,912	$2,645
70	Mathews County	0.56%	$239,800	$1,334	$790	$2,325	$3,503
71	Petersburg County	1.05%	$133,600	$1,321	$814	$1,775	$2,371
72	Rockbridge County	0.61%	$223,900	$1,269	$758	$2,075	$3,097
73	King William County	0.58%	$235,800	$1,258	$760	$1,646	$2,193
74	Salem County	0.60%	$208,200	$1,249	$971	$1,645	$2,329
75	Franklin County County	0.43%	$271,200	$1,236	$815	$2,219	$5,156
76	Northumberland County	0.66%	$189,200	$1,227	$614	$2,268	$3,332
77	Buena Vista County	0.87%	$141,150	$1,224	$928	$1,725	$2,322
78	Dinwiddie County	0.84%	$144,000	$1,200	$820	$1,568	$2,095
79	Essex County	0.73%	$160,657	$1,174	$780	$1,705	$2,796
80	Page County	0.73%	$163,200	$1,159	$778	$1,625	$2,221
81	Richmond County	0.60%	$193,705	$1,145	$699	$1,778	$2,668
82	Bristol County	1.12%	$98,500	$1,092	$653	$1,555	$1,996
83	Charles City County	0.66%	$160,000	$1,067	$612	$1,742	$2,936
84	Cumberland County	0.60%	$170,330	$1,019	$598	$1,574	$2,264
85	Bedford County County	0.41%	$249,800	$1,017	$626	$1,561	$2,326
86	King and Queen County	0.50%	$194,000	$970	$664	$1,436	$2,215
87	Radford County	0.69%	$138,200	$954	$721	$1,296	$1,811
88	Highland County	0.44%	$214,000	$943	$551	$1,601	$2,611
89	Nelson County	0.65%	$146,400	$909	$242	$1,982	$3,113
90	Amelia County	0.46%	$196,450	$904	$547	$1,337	$1,832
91	Pulaski County	0.74%	$120,700	$887	$505	$1,373	$2,094
92	Emporia County	0.92%	$95,800	$881	$543	$1,422	$1,946
93	Bath County	0.60%	$145,800	$868	$582	$1,444	$2,831
94	Campbell County	0.45%	$189,500	$854	$535	$1,162	$1,511
95	Floyd County	0.67%	$128,100	$842	$481	$1,284	$1,770
96	Frederick County	0.26%	$320,400	$827	$603	$1,097	$1,419
97	Norton County	0.90%	$87,200	$786	$493	$1,346	$2,267
98	Amherst County	0.61%	$131,100	$773	$494	$1,125	$1,618
99	Wythe County	0.52%	$143,400	$757	$521	$1,094	$1,546
100	Craig County	0.52%	$143,750	$748	$404	$1,203	$1,709
101	Appomattox County	0.63%	$119,300	$727	$441	$1,085	$1,454
102	Scott County	0.77%	$96,100	$722	$430	$1,129	$1,633
103	Washington County	0.60%	$130,600	$718	$430	$1,122	$1,694
104	Accomack County	0.48%	$144,300	$687	$223	$1,230	$1,845
105	Prince Edward County	0.51%	$130,400	$655	$407	$970	$1,297
106	Buckingham County	0.60%	$108,300	$644	$390	$964	$1,336
107	Smyth County	0.59%	$109,200	$634	$318	$960	$1,354
108	Alleghany County	0.73%	$87,250	$623	$396	$953	$1,341
109	Danville County	0.83%	$74,500	$616	$309	$980	$1,501
110	Grayson County	0.54%	$108,700	$602	$343	$1,033	$1,691
111	Patrick County	0.73%	$79,700	$582	$315	$937	$1,388
112	Greensville County	0.67%	$84,800	$573	$397	$846	$1,196
113	Covington County	0.85%	$63,600	$539	$296	$816	$1,281
114	Bland County	0.60%	$88,200	$530	$322	$868	$1,417
115	Carroll County	0.59%	$89,000	$529	$277	$827	$1,179
116	Martinsville County	0.99%	$54,850	$527	$302	$894	$1,727
117	Wise County	0.69%	$76,000	$523	$345	$798	$1,173
118	Sussex County	0.48%	$105,550	$502	$258	$892	$1,397
119	Mecklenburg County	0.36%	$139,100	$501	$239	$873	$1,480
120	Russell County	0.63%	$78,950	$497	$287	$765	$1,081
121	Tazewell County	0.58%	$80,000	$464	$268	$732	$1,109
122	Pittsylvania County	0.56%	$84,100	$458	$76	$983	$1,557
123	Halifax County	0.50%	$89,836	$449	$269	$691	$1,037
124	Charlotte County	0.62%	$72,045	$441	$232	$716	$1,051
125	Nottoway County	0.45%	$95,450	$417	$253	$657	$926
126	Lee County	0.74%	$50,900	$380	$189	$606	$892
127	Westmoreland County	0.68%	$60,000	$370	$66	$1,218	$2,144
128	Dickenson County	0.52%	$66,700	$355	$172	$543	$786
129	Lunenburg County	0.33%	$105,900	$353	$184	$601	$946
130	Giles County	0.34%	$100,100	$330	$220	$504	$743
131	Brunswick County	0.50%	$64,800	$326	$166	$535	$1,407
132	Buchanan County	0.39%	$47,800	$186	$62	$318	$471
—	Henry County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Source: Ownwell

How Ownwell Can Help in Virginia

The below services are dependent on where you live in the United States. Not all products or services are available to every property owner or homeowner.

Appeal packet
Ownwell's appeal packet gives you the evidence and filing guidance you need to appeal your assessment yourself.
Exemption filing
Ownwell checks whether you're missing any property tax exemptions and helps you apply for the ones you qualify for.
Bill reduction
Ownwell can also help lower your other recurring household bills.

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Frequently Asked Property Tax Questions in Virginia

What is the average property tax rate in Virginia?

The median effective property tax rate in Virginia is 0.90% of a home's market value. On the median Virginia home value of $323,500, that's about $2,912 per year. Rates range from 0.26% in Frederick County to 1.33% in Roanoke County.

How are property taxes calculated in Virginia?

Your property tax bill equals your home's taxable value (its assessed value minus any exemptions) multiplied by the combined tax rate of every local government that taxes your property. Your city or county assessor sets the assessed value.

Which Virginia county has the highest property taxes?

Falls Church County has the highest median property tax bill at $11,995. Roanoke County has the highest median effective rate at 1.33%.

Why did my property taxes go up?

Property taxes usually rise for one of two reasons: your assessed value increased, or a local taxing authority raised its rate. If your assessed value rose faster than your home's actual market value or that of similar properties near you, you may be able to appeal.

Can I appeal my property taxes in Virginia?

Yes. Virginia homeowners can appeal their assessed value with the local assessor, then the Board of Equalization, usually within a set window after assessment notices are mailed. Successful appeals lower your assessed value, which lowers your tax bill.

What property tax exemptions are available in Virginia?

The most common is the tax relief for elderly and disabled homeowners for a primary residence. Many states also offer exemptions for seniors, veterans, surviving spouses, and homeowners with disabilities. Most exemptions require an application through your city or county assessor.

How can Ownwell help me save in Virginia?

Ownwell can help you find and apply for property tax exemptions and lower other household bills. If our free appeal packet is available to you, you can download it and file on your own.