In short
Homeowners in Virginia paid a median $2,790 a year in property tax on a home with a median value of $383,700, 0.73% of the value (Census ACS 2020-2024), rank 31 of 51 including DC. Across its 133 counties, the ratio ranges from 0.38% in Amelia County to 1.17% in Manassas Park city; the highest median bill is at the Census ceiling of $10,000 or more, in Falls Church city.
Every county
| County | Tax ÷ value | Median tax, per year | Margin of error | Median home value | Owner-occupied homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manassas Park city | 1.17% | $4,636 | ±$323 | $395,900 | 3,452 |
| Manassas city | 1.09% | $4,923 | ±$232 | $449,900 | 10,151 |
| Portsmouth city | 1.04% | $2,557 | ±$82 | $246,900 | 23,344 |
| Fairfax County | 1.01% | $7,368 | ±$57 | $732,800 | 284,195 |
| Newport News city | 1.01% | $2,634 | ±$73 | $260,600 | 36,655 |
| Norfolk city | 1% | $2,890 | ±$74 | $289,900 | 44,000 |
| Roanoke city | 0.99% | $1,893 | ±$65 | $190,500 | 22,852 |
| Alexandria city | 0.96% | $7,024 | ±$242 | $735,100 | 32,065 |
| Falls Church city | about 0.95% | $10,000 or more | — | $1,055,600 | 3,295 |
| Hampton city | 0.95% | $2,327 | ±$66 | $245,700 | 33,046 |
| Prince William County | 0.94% | $4,999 | ±$81 | $530,100 | 116,435 |
| Suffolk city | 0.93% | $3,229 | ±$101 | $347,400 | 26,816 |
| Poquoson city | 0.92% | $3,690 | ±$392 | $400,300 | 4,000 |
| Arlington County | 0.91% | $8,153 | ±$156 | $895,000 | 46,221 |
| Buena Vista city | 0.91% | $1,421 | ±$133 | $156,200 | 1,443 |
| Fairfax city | 0.9% | $6,515 | ±$185 | $722,600 | 6,399 |
| Salem city | 0.9% | $2,316 | ±$104 | $258,600 | 6,441 |
| Richmond city | 0.89% | $3,150 | ±$116 | $353,000 | 45,407 |
| Hopewell city | 0.86% | $1,564 | ±$135 | $181,600 | 5,359 |
| Loudoun County | 0.85% | $6,325 | ±$59 | $743,800 | 111,442 |
| Roanoke County | 0.85% | $2,436 | ±$65 | $286,000 | 30,066 |
| Colonial Heights city | 0.84% | $2,071 | ±$139 | $246,600 | 5,127 |
| Chesapeake city | 0.82% | $3,108 | ±$70 | $378,400 | 69,615 |
| Covington city | 0.82% | $681 | ±$119 | $83,500 | 1,806 |
| Lexington city | 0.81% | $2,224 | ±$690 | $275,200 | 1,176 |
| Petersburg city | 0.81% | $1,523 | ±$116 | $189,000 | 5,846 |
| Charlottesville city | 0.8% | $3,915 | ±$152 | $486,700 | 8,767 |
| Virginia Beach city | 0.8% | $3,061 | ±$58 | $382,500 | 117,165 |
| Alleghany County | 0.79% | $1,000 | ±$68 | $125,800 | 5,252 |
| Emporia city | 0.79% | $1,171 | ±$211 | $148,500 | 822 |
| Lynchburg city | 0.79% | $1,804 | ±$77 | $229,800 | 14,027 |
| Martinsville city | 0.77% | $760 | ±$72 | $98,400 | 3,165 |
| Chesterfield County | 0.76% | $2,773 | ±$38 | $366,000 | 107,538 |
| Galax city | 0.76% | $1,072 | ±$154 | $141,300 | 1,556 |
| Harrisonburg city | 0.76% | $2,281 | ±$110 | $299,100 | 6,855 |
| Winchester city | 0.76% | $2,591 | ±$139 | $343,000 | 5,011 |
| Albemarle County | 0.75% | $3,719 | ±$110 | $495,400 | 30,269 |
| Fauquier County | 0.75% | $4,320 | ±$150 | $573,700 | 21,066 |
| Bristol city | 0.75% | $1,387 | ±$86 | $184,100 | 4,598 |
| Montgomery County | 0.74% | $2,249 | ±$118 | $304,600 | 20,438 |
| Prince George County | 0.74% | $2,184 | ±$113 | $293,400 | 9,605 |
| Norton city | 0.73% | $800 | ±$264 | $110,000 | 802 |
| Radford city | 0.72% | $1,581 | ±$106 | $220,700 | 2,343 |
| Henrico County | 0.71% | $2,565 | ±$45 | $359,200 | 88,571 |
| Franklin city | 0.71% | $1,821 | ±$449 | $256,600 | 1,861 |
| Isle of Wight County | 0.7% | $2,510 | ±$99 | $356,500 | 12,626 |
| Stafford County | 0.7% | $3,410 | ±$66 | $485,100 | 42,121 |
| Staunton city | 0.7% | $1,818 | ±$79 | $259,200 | 6,885 |
| Surry County | 0.69% | $1,651 | ±$182 | $238,800 | 2,251 |
| Waynesboro city | 0.67% | $1,639 | ±$81 | $245,500 | 5,898 |
| Hanover County | 0.66% | $2,627 | ±$52 | $400,400 | 35,055 |
| Southampton County | 0.66% | $1,418 | ±$76 | $216,200 | 5,227 |
| James City County | 0.65% | $2,901 | ±$87 | $447,200 | 24,543 |
| Danville city | 0.65% | $774 | ±$43 | $119,100 | 9,109 |
| Botetourt County | 0.64% | $1,862 | ±$79 | $289,200 | 11,307 |
| New Kent County | 0.64% | $2,503 | ±$125 | $393,600 | 8,582 |
| Page County | 0.64% | $1,497 | ±$148 | $233,200 | 7,112 |
| York County | 0.64% | $2,794 | ±$112 | $433,200 | 19,312 |
| Fluvanna County | 0.63% | $1,967 | ±$153 | $314,100 | 9,161 |
| Pulaski County | 0.63% | $1,202 | ±$80 | $191,700 | 10,613 |
| Scott County | 0.62% | $885 | ±$55 | $143,000 | 7,029 |
| Tazewell County | 0.62% | $728 | ±$31 | $118,300 | 12,123 |
| Giles County | 0.61% | $928 | ±$44 | $151,100 | 5,285 |
| Greene County | 0.61% | $2,086 | ±$163 | $343,300 | 6,700 |
| Lee County | 0.6% | $595 | ±$55 | $98,900 | 6,226 |
| Louisa County | 0.6% | $1,883 | ±$86 | $315,300 | 12,796 |
| Rockbridge County | 0.6% | $1,492 | ±$116 | $248,800 | 7,572 |
| Westmoreland County | 0.6% | $1,628 | ±$238 | $269,600 | 6,524 |
| Fredericksburg city | 0.6% | $2,907 | ±$198 | $483,700 | 4,657 |
| Pittsylvania County | 0.59% | $948 | ±$30 | $161,400 | 19,682 |
| Powhatan County | 0.59% | $2,448 | ±$133 | $416,000 | 10,559 |
| Sussex County | 0.59% | $1,078 | ±$87 | $183,800 | 2,640 |
| Williamsburg city | 0.59% | $2,518 | ±$239 | $428,100 | 2,673 |
| Smyth County | 0.58% | $805 | ±$50 | $139,600 | 8,986 |
| Spotsylvania County | 0.58% | $2,347 | ±$60 | $404,900 | 42,045 |
| Wise County | 0.58% | $693 | ±$61 | $118,600 | 10,317 |
| Brunswick County | 0.57% | $820 | ±$98 | $142,700 | 4,822 |
| Cumberland County | 0.57% | $1,361 | ±$147 | $239,300 | 3,045 |
| Essex County | 0.57% | $1,348 | ±$162 | $238,100 | 3,190 |
| Gloucester County | 0.57% | $1,878 | ±$87 | $331,000 | 12,278 |
| Highland County | 0.57% | $1,135 | ±$171 | $200,000 | 892 |
| Northampton County | 0.57% | $1,807 | ±$291 | $316,200 | 3,596 |
| Bland County | 0.56% | $846 | ±$129 | $152,100 | 2,055 |
| Charles City County | 0.56% | $1,343 | ±$61 | $241,400 | 2,511 |
| Craig County | 0.56% | $1,064 | ±$226 | $189,000 | 1,453 |
| Grayson County | 0.56% | $843 | ±$53 | $150,100 | 5,097 |
| Richmond County | 0.56% | $1,290 | ±$116 | $231,500 | 2,372 |
| Dinwiddie County | 0.55% | $1,409 | ±$78 | $257,800 | 8,487 |
| Floyd County | 0.55% | $1,245 | ±$81 | $225,400 | 5,560 |
| King William County | 0.55% | $1,729 | ±$84 | $315,700 | 6,534 |
| Orange County | 0.55% | $1,997 | ±$103 | $364,200 | 11,688 |
| Patrick County | 0.55% | $845 | ±$79 | $153,400 | 5,985 |
| Greensville County | 0.54% | $855 | ±$113 | $159,400 | 2,122 |
| Carroll County | 0.53% | $834 | ±$55 | $156,500 | 9,697 |
| King George County | 0.53% | $2,254 | ±$123 | $428,300 | 7,720 |
| Madison County | 0.53% | $1,968 | ±$143 | $370,300 | 4,265 |
| Rockingham County | 0.53% | $1,645 | ±$59 | $313,000 | 24,604 |
| Wythe County | 0.53% | $900 | ±$58 | $171,200 | 9,646 |
| Appomattox County | 0.52% | $1,073 | ±$103 | $207,600 | 5,031 |
| Buckingham County | 0.52% | $906 | ±$47 | $173,400 | 4,851 |
| Caroline County | 0.52% | $1,597 | ±$119 | $307,700 | 9,872 |
| Charlotte County | 0.52% | $756 | ±$61 | $144,100 | 3,515 |
| Culpeper County | 0.52% | $2,141 | ±$75 | $409,200 | 14,201 |
| King and Queen County | 0.52% | $1,209 | ±$133 | $231,600 | 2,274 |
| Shenandoah County | 0.52% | $1,528 | ±$69 | $294,900 | 13,174 |
| Warren County | 0.52% | $1,819 | ±$72 | $348,400 | 11,635 |
| Franklin County | 0.5% | $1,196 | ±$59 | $240,400 | 18,048 |
| Goochland County | 0.5% | $2,496 | ±$149 | $500,600 | 8,784 |
| Middlesex County | 0.5% | $1,778 | ±$132 | $352,200 | 4,172 |
| Nelson County | 0.5% | $1,622 | ±$181 | $321,700 | 5,070 |
| Washington County | 0.5% | $1,065 | ±$55 | $214,000 | 16,756 |
| Rappahannock County | 0.49% | $2,505 | ±$461 | $506,400 | 2,191 |
| Accomack County | 0.48% | $985 | ±$57 | $204,300 | 10,319 |
| Clarke County | 0.48% | $2,657 | ±$170 | $550,100 | 4,799 |
| Frederick County | 0.48% | $1,846 | ±$52 | $386,000 | 28,068 |
| Lancaster County | 0.48% | $1,558 | ±$160 | $327,000 | 4,645 |
| Russell County | 0.48% | $576 | ±$49 | $120,600 | 8,141 |
| Augusta County | 0.47% | $1,446 | ±$40 | $306,100 | 24,924 |
| Dickenson County | 0.47% | $480 | ±$45 | $102,700 | 4,515 |
| Henry County | 0.47% | $637 | ±$34 | $134,800 | 15,817 |
| Northumberland County | 0.47% | $1,645 | ±$175 | $346,800 | 4,854 |
| Amherst County | 0.46% | $975 | ±$41 | $212,400 | 10,262 |
| Halifax County | 0.46% | $721 | ±$40 | $155,700 | 10,155 |
| Campbell County | 0.45% | $950 | ±$35 | $211,600 | 16,668 |
| Mecklenburg County | 0.45% | $859 | ±$89 | $192,600 | 9,269 |
| Nottoway County | 0.45% | $761 | ±$83 | $167,500 | 3,737 |
| Buchanan County | 0.44% | $413 | ±$49 | $94,900 | 6,255 |
| Bedford County | 0.43% | $1,285 | ±$34 | $297,400 | 28,045 |
| Mathews County | 0.43% | $1,547 | ±$251 | $360,900 | 3,351 |
| Prince Edward County | 0.43% | $921 | ±$89 | $216,600 | 4,434 |
| Bath County | 0.39% | $797 | ±$90 | $206,700 | 1,299 |
| Lunenburg County | 0.39% | $578 | ±$51 | $150,100 | 3,409 |
| Amelia County | 0.38% | $1,079 | ±$134 | $282,400 | 4,469 |
| Virginia | 0.73% | $2,790 | ±$10 | $383,700 | 2,266,609 |
Owner-occupied homes, five-year estimates 2020-2024; 90% margins of error as published. “Tax ÷ value” is the median tax divided by the median value, a ratio of two medians. The Census caps reported taxes at $10,000 and values at $2,000,000: where a median hits the cap, the ratio is approximate. In small counties the margin of error can be large.
Questions
What is the property tax rate in Virginia?
The median tax paid by owner-occupants, $2,790 a year, is 0.73% of the median home value ($383,700), ACS 2020-2024. Your own bill depends on your assessed value, local levies and exemptions.
Which county in Virginia has the highest property tax?
As a share of home value: Manassas Park city (1.17%), Manassas city (1.09%), Portsmouth city (1.04%). In dollars: Falls Church city ($10,000 or more, the Census ceiling).
How property tax works in Virginia, exemptions and appeals: Virginia property tax guide. All states: property tax by county.
General information drawn from the official sources cited and dated on this page. It is not legal, tax or financial advice: for your own situation, ask a licensed professional.