How Much NoVa Property Taxes Differ From Rest Of State

Virginia is in the mid range among states for its property taxes burden, although some counties in Northern Virginia have average property taxes of $5,000 or higher, according to a new analysis from ATTOM Data. The 2017 property tax analysis found that Virginia had the 24th highest property tax rate—1.05 percent—in the country.

Despite its favorable ranking, the analysis found that the average tax amount in Virginia actually increased 3 percent in 2017 when compared to 2016. The average annual property tax in Virginia for 2017 was $3,262 in 2017 and in 2016 that figure was $3,181.

Six Virginia counties — Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, Alexandria City, Falls Church City, Fairfax City, — had an average property tax amount of $5,000 or higher. The new tax bill signed into law by President Trump caps the state and local tax deduction, limiting the deduction residents can claim on their 2018 tax returns to $10,000. The highest average property tax amounts were Alexandria City ($8,654) and Arlington ($8,407). Fairfax County had an average property tax amount of $7,774 and Loudoun County had $5,406, according to the analysis.

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area had an average property tax amount of $5,059 and an effective tax rate of 1.01 percent. The average property taxes in the metro area increased 2 percent when compared to 2016, which was less than the 3 percent increase in average property taxes nationwide. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here.)

Other counties were lower than the metro area average. Spotsylvania County had a much lower average property tax amount of $1,536. Stafford County's average tax amount is $3,017 and Prince William County's is $4,742.

Meanwhile, residents in other counties around Virginia are paying much less. In Mecklenburg County, the average tax burden is just $175. And in Hampton Roads, Suffolk City residents pay $1,165.

Nationwide, ATTOM found that property taxes levied on single family homes went up 6 percent. Average property taxes for a single family home in 2017 went up 3 percent to $3,399 from the average property tax of $3,296 in 2016.

See an interactive map of property taxes by counties here.

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