Virginia property tax by county
Statewide, Virginia homeowners pay about 0.71% of their home's value in property tax each year: roughly $2,135 on a $300,000 home. Enter your home's value below to see the tax in each county.
On a $300,000 home: about $2,135 a year at the statewide rate.
Reported point-estimate range: $1,146 in Amelia County to $3,513 in Manassas Park city (among counties with 10,000+ people and medians reported as point estimates). Find yours in the "Tax on your home" column below. Estimates use each county's reported ratio of medians; your bill depends on assessments, exemptions and local levies.
Open-ended median bounds for Falls Church city remain in the table but are excluded from the point-estimate comparison. The highest overall rate cannot be established from these data because Falls Church city has only lower-bound tax medians. The point-estimate range is not a range for every county's actual tax rate.
Property tax by Virginia county
Counties are listed by population, largest first.
| County | Tax on your home | Effective rate | Median tax bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | $3,015 | 1.00% | $7,368 | $732,800 |
| Prince William County | $2,829 | 0.94% | $4,999 | $530,100 |
| Virginia Beach city | $2,400 | 0.80% | $3,061 | $382,500 |
| Loudoun County | $2,550 | 0.85% | $6,325 | $743,800 |
| Chesterfield County | $2,274 | 0.76% | $2,773 | $366,000 |
| Henrico County | $2,142 | 0.71% | $2,565 | $359,200 |
| Chesapeake city | $2,463 | 0.82% | $3,108 | $378,400 |
| Arlington County | $2,733 | 0.91% | $8,153 | $895,000 |
| Norfolk city | $2,991 | 1.00% | $2,890 | $289,900 |
| Richmond city | $2,676 | 0.89% | $3,150 | $353,000 |
| Newport News city | $3,033 | 1.01% | $2,634 | $260,600 |
| Stafford County | $2,109 | 0.70% | $3,410 | $485,100 |
| Alexandria city | $2,868 | 0.96% | $7,024 | $735,100 |
| Spotsylvania County | $1,740 | 0.58% | $2,347 | $404,900 |
| Hampton city | $2,841 | 0.95% | $2,327 | $245,700 |
| Albemarle County | $2,253 | 0.75% | $3,719 | $495,400 |
| Hanover County | $1,968 | 0.66% | $2,627 | $400,400 |
| Montgomery County | $2,214 | 0.74% | $2,249 | $304,600 |
| Suffolk city | $2,787 | 0.93% | $3,229 | $347,400 |
| Roanoke city | $2,982 | 0.99% | $1,893 | $190,500 |
| Portsmouth city | $3,108 | 1.04% | $2,557 | $246,900 |
| Roanoke County | $2,556 | 0.85% | $2,436 | $286,000 |
| Frederick County | $1,434 | 0.48% | $1,846 | $386,000 |
| Rockingham County | $1,578 | 0.53% | $1,645 | $313,000 |
| James City County | $1,947 | 0.65% | $2,901 | $447,200 |
| Bedford County | $1,296 | 0.43% | $1,285 | $297,400 |
| Lynchburg city | $2,355 | 0.78% | $1,804 | $229,800 |
| Augusta County | $1,416 | 0.47% | $1,446 | $306,100 |
| Fauquier County | $2,259 | 0.75% | $4,320 | $573,700 |
| York County | $1,935 | 0.65% | $2,794 | $433,200 |
| Pittsylvania County | $1,761 | 0.59% | $948 | $161,400 |
| Campbell County | $1,347 | 0.45% | $950 | $211,600 |
| Franklin County | $1,494 | 0.50% | $1,196 | $240,400 |
| Culpeper County | $1,569 | 0.52% | $2,141 | $409,200 |
| Washington County | $1,494 | 0.50% | $1,065 | $214,000 |
| Harrisonburg city | $2,289 | 0.76% | $2,281 | $299,100 |
| Henry County | $1,419 | 0.47% | $637 | $134,800 |
| Charlottesville city | $2,412 | 0.80% | $3,915 | $486,700 |
| Shenandoah County | $1,554 | 0.52% | $1,528 | $294,900 |
| Prince George County | $2,232 | 0.74% | $2,184 | $293,400 |
| Manassas city | $3,282 | 1.09% | $4,923 | $449,900 |
| Danville city | $1,950 | 0.65% | $774 | $119,100 |
| Warren County | $1,566 | 0.52% | $1,819 | $348,400 |
| Louisa County | $1,791 | 0.60% | $1,883 | $315,300 |
| Isle of Wight County | $2,112 | 0.70% | $2,510 | $356,500 |
| Tazewell County | $1,845 | 0.61% | $728 | $118,300 |
| Gloucester County | $1,701 | 0.57% | $1,878 | $331,000 |
| Orange County | $1,644 | 0.55% | $1,997 | $364,200 |
| Wise County | $1,752 | 0.58% | $693 | $118,600 |
| Botetourt County | $1,932 | 0.64% | $1,862 | $289,200 |
| Pulaski County | $1,881 | 0.63% | $1,202 | $191,700 |
| Halifax County | $1,389 | 0.46% | $721 | $155,700 |
| Petersburg city | $2,418 | 0.81% | $1,523 | $189,000 |
| Accomack County | $1,446 | 0.48% | $985 | $204,300 |
| Caroline County | $1,557 | 0.52% | $1,597 | $307,700 |
| Powhatan County | $1,764 | 0.59% | $2,448 | $416,000 |
| Amherst County | $1,377 | 0.46% | $975 | $212,400 |
| Mecklenburg County | $1,338 | 0.45% | $859 | $192,600 |
| Smyth County | $1,731 | 0.58% | $805 | $139,600 |
| Carroll County | $1,599 | 0.53% | $834 | $156,500 |
| Fredericksburg city | $1,803 | 0.60% | $2,907 | $483,700 |
| Dinwiddie County | $1,641 | 0.55% | $1,409 | $257,800 |
| Wythe County | $1,578 | 0.53% | $900 | $171,200 |
| Fluvanna County | $1,878 | 0.63% | $1,967 | $314,100 |
| Winchester city | $2,265 | 0.76% | $2,591 | $343,000 |
| King George County | $1,578 | 0.53% | $2,254 | $428,300 |
| Goochland County | $1,497 | 0.50% | $2,496 | $500,600 |
| Staunton city | $2,103 | 0.70% | $1,818 | $259,200 |
| Salem city | $2,688 | 0.90% | $2,316 | $258,600 |
| Russell County | $1,434 | 0.48% | $576 | $120,600 |
| New Kent County | $1,908 | 0.64% | $2,503 | $393,600 |
| Fairfax city | $2,706 | 0.90% | $6,515 | $722,600 |
| Page County | $1,926 | 0.64% | $1,497 | $233,200 |
| Hopewell city | $2,583 | 0.86% | $1,564 | $181,600 |
| Waynesboro city | $2,004 | 0.67% | $1,639 | $245,500 |
| Rockbridge County | $1,800 | 0.60% | $1,492 | $248,800 |
| Prince Edward County | $1,275 | 0.43% | $921 | $216,600 |
| Lee County | $1,806 | 0.60% | $595 | $98,900 |
| Scott County | $1,857 | 0.62% | $885 | $143,000 |
| Greene County | $1,824 | 0.61% | $2,086 | $343,300 |
| Buchanan County | $1,305 | 0.43% | $413 | $94,900 |
| Westmoreland County | $1,812 | 0.60% | $1,628 | $269,600 |
| King William County | $1,644 | 0.55% | $1,729 | $315,700 |
| Colonial Heights city | $2,520 | 0.84% | $2,071 | $246,600 |
| Southampton County | $1,968 | 0.66% | $1,418 | $216,200 |
| Patrick County | $1,653 | 0.55% | $845 | $153,400 |
| Buckingham County | $1,566 | 0.52% | $906 | $173,400 |
| Bristol city | $2,259 | 0.75% | $1,387 | $184,100 |
| Manassas Park city | $3,513 | 1.17% | $4,636 | $395,900 |
| Radford city | $2,148 | 0.72% | $1,581 | $220,700 |
| Appomattox County | $1,551 | 0.52% | $1,073 | $207,600 |
| Giles County | $1,842 | 0.61% | $928 | $151,100 |
| Brunswick County | $1,725 | 0.57% | $820 | $142,700 |
| Williamsburg city | $1,764 | 0.59% | $2,518 | $428,100 |
| Nottoway County | $1,362 | 0.45% | $761 | $167,500 |
| Floyd County | $1,656 | 0.55% | $1,245 | $225,400 |
| Grayson County | $1,686 | 0.56% | $843 | $150,100 |
| Clarke County | $1,449 | 0.48% | $2,657 | $550,100 |
| Alleghany County | $2,385 | 0.80% | $1,000 | $125,800 |
| Nelson County | $1,512 | 0.50% | $1,622 | $321,700 |
| Falls Church city | $2,841+ | 0.95%+ | $10,000+ | $1,055,600 |
| Madison County | $1,593 | 0.53% | $1,968 | $370,300 |
| Dickenson County | $1,401 | 0.47% | $480 | $102,700 |
| Martinsville city | $2,316 | 0.77% | $760 | $98,400 |
| Amelia County | $1,146 | 0.38% | $1,079 | $282,400 |
| Poquoson city | $2,766 | 0.92% | $3,690 | $400,300 |
| Northumberland County | $1,422 | 0.47% | $1,645 | $346,800 |
| Northampton County | $1,713 | 0.57% | $1,807 | $316,200 |
| Lunenburg County | $1,155 | 0.39% | $578 | $150,100 |
| Charlotte County | $1,575 | 0.53% | $756 | $144,100 |
| Greensville County | $1,608 | 0.54% | $855 | $159,400 |
| Lancaster County | $1,428 | 0.48% | $1,558 | $327,000 |
| Middlesex County | $1,515 | 0.51% | $1,778 | $352,200 |
| Sussex County | $1,761 | 0.59% | $1,078 | $183,800 |
| Essex County | $1,698 | 0.57% | $1,348 | $238,100 |
| Cumberland County | $1,707 | 0.57% | $1,361 | $239,300 |
| Richmond County | $1,671 | 0.56% | $1,290 | $231,500 |
| Mathews County | $1,287 | 0.43% | $1,547 | $360,900 |
| Franklin city | $2,130 | 0.71% | $1,821 | $256,600 |
| Lexington city | $2,424 | 0.81% | $2,224 | $275,200 |
| Rappahannock County | $1,485 | 0.50% | $2,505 | $506,400 |
| Galax city | $2,277 | 0.76% | $1,072 | $141,300 |
| King and Queen County | $1,566 | 0.52% | $1,209 | $231,600 |
| Charles City County | $1,668 | 0.56% | $1,343 | $241,400 |
| Buena Vista city | $2,730 | 0.91% | $1,421 | $156,200 |
| Surry County | $2,073 | 0.69% | $1,651 | $238,800 |
| Bland County | $1,668 | 0.56% | $846 | $152,100 |
| Covington city | $2,448 | 0.82% | $681 | $83,500 |
| Emporia city | $2,367 | 0.79% | $1,171 | $148,500 |
| Craig County | $1,689 | 0.56% | $1,064 | $189,000 |
| Bath County | $1,158 | 0.39% | $797 | $206,700 |
| Norton city | $2,181 | 0.73% | $800 | $110,000 |
| Highland County | $1,704 | 0.57% | $1,135 | $200,000 |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid ÷ median home value, Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates. The Census reports median tax bills of $10,000 or more only as "$10,000+", so for those counties the rate and estimate are minimums (+). Sorting rates uses the displayed point estimates or interval edges; it does not establish exact ranks for counties with open-ended medians.
Frequently asked questions
What is the property tax rate in Virginia?
The median Virginia homeowner pays $2,872 a year on a median home worth $403,500, an effective rate of about 0.71% (Census ACS 2024). Rates vary by county.
Which Virginia county has the lowest property tax?
Among counties with at least 10,000 people and Census medians reported as point estimates, Amelia County has the lowest reported point-estimate effective rate: about 0.38% of home value. Open-ended median bounds for Falls Church city remain in the table but are excluded from the point-estimate comparison.
Which Virginia county has the highest property tax?
Among counties with at least 10,000 people and Census medians reported as point estimates, Manassas Park city has the highest reported point-estimate effective rate: about 1.17%. The highest overall rate cannot be established from these data because Falls Church city has only lower-bound tax medians. Open-ended median bounds for Falls Church city remain in the table but are excluded from the point-estimate comparison.