Property tax rate
0.73%Median bill $2,790/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,5792-bed $1,481Per month · CensusDays on market
47 days▲ 2 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Virginia real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Virginia listed for $455,953, up 1.3% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 47 days on the market, slower than 45 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Virginia pay a median of $2,790 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $383,700, an effective rate of about 0.73%.
Renters pay a median of $1,579 a month, and $1,481 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $456,000 home here comes to about $2,952 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $127,000 a year (the median household here earns $93,170).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$2,952/mo- Principal & interest$2,486
- Property tax$276
- Insurance (est.)$190
$456,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Virginia by bedrooms
Studio$1,550
1 bedroom$1,487
2 bedrooms$1,481
3 bedrooms$1,680
4 bedrooms$2,142
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Virginia county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Amelia County0.38%
- Lunenburg County0.39%
- Bath County0.39%
- Prince Edward County0.43%
- Mathews County0.43%
Fastest-selling counties
- Loudoun County35 days
- Portsmouth City35 days
- Prince William County35 days
- Arlington County36 days
- Fairfax County36 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | – | – | 0.48% | $977 |
| Albemarle County | $596,870 | 58 | 0.75% | $1,692 |
| Alexandria City | $534,950 | 38 | 0.96% | $2,089 |
| Alleghany County | – | – | 0.79% | $765 |
| Amelia County | – | – | 0.38% | $1,164 |
| Amherst County | – | – | 0.46% | $871 |
| Appomattox County | – | – | 0.52% | $855 |
| Arlington County | $619,648 | 36 | 0.91% | $2,322 |
| Augusta County | $394,990 | 40 | 0.47% | $1,136 |
| Bath County | – | – | 0.39% | $736 |
| Bedford County | $432,400 | 66 | 0.43% | $952 |
| Bedford City | – | – | – | – |
| Bland County | – | – | 0.56% | $644 |
| Botetourt County | – | – | 0.64% | $1,035 |
| Bristol City | – | – | 0.75% | $801 |
| Brunswick County | – | – | 0.57% | $834 |
| Buchanan County | – | – | 0.44% | $743 |
| Buckingham County | – | – | 0.52% | $927 |
| Buena Vista City | – | – | 0.91% | $1,112 |
| Campbell County | $339,900 | 61 | 0.45% | $891 |
| Caroline County | – | – | 0.52% | $1,293 |
| Carroll County | – | – | 0.53% | $738 |
| Charles City County | – | – | 0.56% | $1,099 |
| Charlotte County | – | – | 0.52% | $732 |
| Charlottesville City | $530,250 | 52 | 0.80% | $1,540 |
| Chesapeake City | $487,250 | 40 | 0.82% | $1,586 |
| Chesterfield County | $453,475 | 40 | 0.76% | $1,629 |
| Clarke County | – | – | 0.48% | $1,371 |
| Colonial Heights City | – | – | 0.84% | $1,234 |
| Covington City | – | – | 0.82% | $794 |
| Craig County | – | – | 0.56% | $713 |
| Culpeper County | – | – | 0.52% | $1,423 |
| Cumberland County | – | – | 0.57% | $877 |
| Danville City | $211,250 | 99 | 0.65% | $836 |
| Dickenson County | – | – | 0.47% | $738 |
| Dinwiddie County | – | – | 0.55% | $1,224 |
| Emporia City | – | – | 0.79% | $1,037 |
| Essex County | – | – | 0.57% | $972 |
| Fairfax County | $724,900 | 36 | 1.01% | $2,276 |
| Fairfax City | – | – | 0.90% | $2,245 |
| Falls Church City | – | – | 0.95% | $2,190 |
| Fauquier County | $772,975 | 38 | 0.75% | $1,613 |
| Floyd County | – | – | 0.55% | $878 |
| Fluvanna County | – | – | 0.63% | $1,204 |
| Franklin County | $499,450 | 71 | 0.50% | $829 |
| Franklin City | – | – | 0.71% | $988 |
| Frederick County | $496,750 | 42 | 0.48% | $1,507 |
| Fredericksburg City | – | – | 0.60% | $1,619 |
| Galax City | – | – | 0.76% | $743 |
| Giles County | – | – | 0.61% | $789 |
| Gloucester County | – | – | 0.57% | $1,096 |
| Goochland County | – | – | 0.50% | $1,614 |
| Grayson County | – | – | 0.56% | $765 |
| Greene County | – | – | 0.61% | $1,309 |
| Greensville County | – | – | 0.54% | $969 |
| Halifax County | – | – | 0.46% | $790 |
| Hampton City | $320,000 | 40 | 0.95% | $1,427 |
| Hanover County | $550,000 | 50 | 0.66% | $1,591 |
| Harrisonburg City | – | – | 0.76% | $1,184 |
| Henrico County | $427,475 | 38 | 0.71% | $1,541 |
| Henry County | $224,950 | 71 | 0.47% | $728 |
| Highland County | – | – | 0.57% | $856 |
| Hopewell City | – | – | 0.86% | $1,106 |
| Isle of Wight County | – | – | 0.70% | $1,359 |
| James City County | $554,250 | 46 | 0.65% | $1,552 |
| King and Queen County | – | – | 0.52% | $1,004 |
| King George County | – | – | 0.53% | $1,428 |
| King William County | – | – | 0.55% | $1,166 |
| Lancaster County | – | – | 0.48% | $1,033 |
| Lee County | – | – | 0.60% | $738 |
| Lexington City | – | – | 0.81% | $1,081 |
| Loudoun County | $782,450 | 35 | 0.85% | $2,386 |
| Louisa County | – | – | 0.60% | $1,220 |
| Lunenburg County | – | – | 0.39% | $742 |
| Lynchburg City | $279,900 | 48 | 0.79% | $1,073 |
| Madison County | – | – | 0.53% | $1,166 |
| Manassas City | – | – | 1.09% | $1,850 |
| Manassas Park City | – | – | 1.17% | $2,146 |
| Martinsville City | – | – | 0.77% | $808 |
| Mathews County | – | – | 0.43% | $1,032 |
| Mecklenburg County | – | – | 0.45% | $823 |
| Middlesex County | – | – | 0.50% | $1,059 |
| Montgomery County | $425,575 | 65 | 0.74% | $1,240 |
| Nelson County | – | – | 0.50% | $946 |
| New Kent County | – | – | 0.64% | $1,721 |
| Newport News City | $318,000 | 44 | 1.01% | $1,339 |
| Norfolk City | $349,900 | 42 | 1.00% | $1,321 |
| Northampton County | – | – | 0.57% | $829 |
| Northumberland County | – | – | 0.47% | $1,038 |
| Norton City | – | – | 0.73% | $692 |
| Nottoway County | – | – | 0.45% | $972 |
| Orange County | – | – | 0.55% | $1,205 |
| Page County | – | – | 0.64% | $879 |
| Patrick County | – | – | 0.55% | $716 |
| Petersburg City | – | – | 0.81% | $1,174 |
| Pittsylvania County | $317,750 | 67 | 0.59% | $861 |
| Poquoson City | – | – | 0.92% | $1,707 |
| Portsmouth City | $295,250 | 35 | 1.04% | $1,300 |
| Powhatan County | – | – | 0.59% | $1,168 |
| Prince Edward County | – | – | 0.43% | $931 |
| Prince George County | – | – | 0.74% | $1,594 |
| Prince William County | $599,995 | 35 | 0.94% | $2,067 |
| Pulaski County | – | – | 0.63% | $813 |
| Radford City | – | – | 0.72% | $1,033 |
| Rappahannock County | – | – | 0.49% | $1,290 |
| Richmond County | – | – | 0.56% | $1,067 |
| Richmond City | $387,000 | 39 | 0.89% | $1,372 |
| Roanoke County | $377,000 | 61 | 0.85% | $1,224 |
| Roanoke City | $249,475 | 64 | 0.99% | $996 |
| Rockbridge County | – | – | 0.60% | $925 |
| Rockingham County | $436,400 | 59 | 0.53% | $1,160 |
| Russell County | – | – | 0.48% | $653 |
| Salem City | – | – | 0.90% | $1,133 |
| Scott County | – | – | 0.62% | $699 |
| Shenandoah County | – | – | 0.52% | $984 |
| Smyth County | – | – | 0.58% | $731 |
| Southampton County | – | – | 0.66% | $930 |
| Spotsylvania County | $549,900 | 45 | 0.58% | $1,779 |
| Stafford County | $595,750 | 44 | 0.70% | $2,020 |
| Staunton City | – | – | 0.70% | $1,024 |
| Suffolk City | $464,900 | 48 | 0.93% | $1,563 |
| Surry County | – | – | 0.69% | $983 |
| Sussex County | – | – | 0.59% | $907 |
| Tazewell County | – | – | 0.62% | $795 |
| Virginia Beach City | $487,000 | 37 | 0.80% | $1,714 |
| Warren County | – | – | 0.52% | $1,199 |
| Washington County | $372,125 | 72 | 0.50% | $854 |
| Waynesboro City | – | – | 0.67% | $1,020 |
| Westmoreland County | – | – | 0.60% | $1,018 |
| Williamsburg City | – | – | 0.59% | $1,407 |
| Winchester City | – | – | 0.76% | $1,315 |
| Wise County | – | – | 0.58% | $790 |
| Wythe County | – | – | 0.53% | $764 |
| York County | $521,500 | 42 | 0.64% | $1,827 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.