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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Lowest Property Tax Bills in Virginia

The smallest annual property tax bills in the country in dollar terms. Low home values do most of the work here, so a low bill is not the same thing as a low rate.

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#County Annual taxMedian homeEffective rate
1 Buchanan County $404$91,4000.442%
2 Dickenson County $503$101,1000.498%
3 Lee County $586$98,7000.594%
4 Henry County $604$120,3000.502%
5 Covington city $629$80,2000.784%
6 Lunenburg County $635$145,5000.436%
7 Russell County $644$119,6000.538%
8 Wise County $658$116,5000.565%
9 Brunswick County $718$132,7000.541%
10 Tazewell County $718$116,1000.618%
11 Halifax County $729$148,9000.490%
12 Charlotte County $739$144,0000.513%
13 Danville city $743$110,2000.674%
14 Martinsville city $746$92,5000.806%
15 Nottoway County $756$179,8000.420%
16 Smyth County $766$125,8000.609%
17 Norton city $787$100,7000.782%
18 Grayson County $820$132,3000.620%
19 Prince Edward County $820$203,7000.403%
20 Mecklenburg County $826$169,4000.488%
21 Scott County $826$122,3000.675%
22 Bath County $834$206,0000.405%
23 Patrick County $851$146,5000.581%
24 Wythe County $851$172,1000.494%
25 Carroll County $861$144,2000.597%
26 Bland County $868$157,1000.553%
27 Buckingham County $874$167,8000.521%
28 Giles County $907$143,5000.632%
29 Pittsylvania County $907$153,0000.593%
30 Campbell County $913$199,2000.458%
31 Greensville County $936$159,2000.588%
32 Craig County $958$210,5000.455%
33 Accomack County $962$193,1000.498%
34 Galax city $962$126,8000.759%
35 Sussex County $966$178,5000.541%
36 Emporia city $990$131,1000.755%
37 Amherst County $997$197,2000.506%
38 Appomattox County $1,006$189,2000.532%
39 Alleghany County $1,011$122,3000.827%
40 Amelia County $1,034$239,7000.431%
41 Washington County $1,038$201,8000.514%
42 Highland County $1,104$195,7000.564%
43 Floyd County $1,122$215,5000.521%
44 Pulaski County $1,176$182,5000.644%
45 Franklin County $1,188$222,8000.533%
46 Richmond County $1,188$214,2000.555%
47 King and Queen County $1,261$240,9000.523%
48 Bedford County $1,265$276,6000.457%
49 Bristol city $1,294$168,7000.767%
50 Essex County $1,312$228,6000.574%
51 Charles City County $1,354$224,1000.604%
52 Augusta County $1,379$281,4000.490%
53 Southampton County $1,380$208,8000.661%
54 Cumberland County $1,398$220,1000.635%
55 Rockbridge County $1,432$238,7000.600%
56 Buena Vista city $1,444$153,5000.941%
57 Petersburg city $1,449$157,9000.918%
58 Shenandoah County $1,451$265,8000.546%
59 Surry County $1,474$235,2000.627%
60 Mathews County $1,475$348,8000.423%
61 Dinwiddie County $1,478$246,1000.601%
62 Radford city $1,488$211,7000.703%
63 Page County $1,489$221,8000.671%
64 Westmoreland County $1,506$244,0000.617%
65 Lancaster County $1,508$307,6000.490%
66 Nelson County $1,517$283,0000.536%
67 Rockingham County $1,532$287,9000.532%
68 Waynesboro city $1,578$236,6000.667%
69 Caroline County $1,585$283,1000.560%
70 Hopewell city $1,600$165,1000.969%
71 Northumberland County $1,602$333,1000.481%
72 Franklin city $1,677$227,2000.738%
73 Northampton County $1,689$279,1000.605%
74 Middlesex County $1,692$299,8000.564%
75 Staunton city $1,696$239,3000.709%
76 Gloucester County $1,718$289,2000.594%
77 King William County $1,733$276,5000.627%
78 Botetourt County $1,761$268,9000.655%
79 Lynchburg city $1,778$211,8000.839%
80 Louisa County $1,781$275,6000.646%
81 Frederick County $1,807$355,0000.509%
82 Roanoke city $1,828$180,5001.013%
83 Fluvanna County $1,835$281,7000.651%
84 Warren County $1,850$315,8000.586%
85 Madison County $1,967$331,4000.594%
86 Greene County $2,009$315,3000.637%
87 Orange County $2,048$337,3000.607%
88 Prince George County $2,098$268,3000.782%
89 Culpeper County $2,119$386,4000.548%
90 Colonial Heights city $2,127$231,7000.918%
91 Harrisonburg city $2,172$278,2000.781%
92 Montgomery County $2,174$283,6000.767%
93 King George County $2,221$395,9000.561%
94 Salem city $2,232$244,8000.912%
95 Hampton city $2,259$234,1000.965%
96 Spotsylvania County $2,263$375,0000.603%
97 Williamsburg city $2,265$393,2000.576%
98 Roanoke County $2,340$267,3000.875%
99 Lexington city $2,378$275,3000.864%
100 Isle of Wight County $2,399$333,6000.719%
101 Henrico County $2,416$333,6000.724%
102 Goochland County $2,418$483,7000.500%
103 Powhatan County $2,418$381,3000.634%
104 Portsmouth city $2,452$229,4001.069%
105 Winchester city $2,505$325,9000.769%
106 Hanover County $2,506$372,7000.672%
107 Newport News city $2,507$243,3001.030%
108 New Kent County $2,523$371,5000.679%
109 Chesterfield County $2,636$336,7000.783%
110 York County $2,676$411,2000.651%
111 Norfolk city $2,738$271,9001.007%
112 Clarke County $2,757$538,9000.512%
113 James City County $2,786$419,2000.665%
114 Rappahannock County $2,787$490,2000.569%
115 Richmond city $2,834$328,1000.864%
116 Fredericksburg city $2,853$461,5000.618%
117 Virginia Beach city $2,929$366,3000.800%
118 Chesapeake city $2,937$359,1000.818%
119 Suffolk city $3,073$329,6000.932%
120 Stafford County $3,301$458,8000.719%
121 Albemarle County $3,482$471,0000.739%
122 Poquoson city $3,640$403,0000.903%
123 Charlottesville city $3,649$448,4000.814%
124 Fauquier County $4,185$543,7000.770%
125 Manassas Park city $4,329$381,2001.136%
126 Manassas city $4,766$434,7001.096%
127 Prince William County $4,910$500,6000.981%
128 Loudoun County $6,186$701,0000.882%
129 Fairfax city $6,392$677,4000.944%
130 Alexandria city $6,879$696,8000.987%
131 Fairfax County $7,072$699,7001.011%
132 Arlington County $7,774$864,8000.899%
133 Falls Church city $10,001$1,005,4000.995%

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

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