Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Amelia County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Amelia County pays $1,079 a year, an effective rate of 0.38%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,079
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.38%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -46%
- vs U.S. average
- #133 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Amelia County pay a median $1,079 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.38%, more affordable than 94% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,079
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.38%
- Effective rate on median home
- #179 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -46%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($282,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 13,462. Owner-occupied homes: 4,469.
The median annual property tax in Amelia County is $1,079, which is 61% lower than the Virginia state average and 46% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.38% on a median home value of $282,400. Property taxes represent 1.4% of the median household income in this county.
Amelia County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Amelia County's 0.38% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 94% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Amelia County pay a median annual property tax of $1,079, well below the national median and far below the Virginia state median. On a $282,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.38% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Virginia counties by effective rate
Amelia County ranks #133 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Amelia County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.4% of the $76,717 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Amelia County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 9.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 62% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 31.0%, the median bill rose 18.4% to $1,079: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $911 to $1,079, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,615 of 4,469 owner-occupied homes (36.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.4% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Amelia County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Amelia County homeowners, 1,615 of 4,469 owner-occupied homes (36.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 32.8% (1,468)
- $800 to $1,499 36.1% (1,615)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.3% (371)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.6% (473)
- $3,000 or more 7.9% (355)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
187 homes here (4.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Amelia County pay a substantially higher bill, 42% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Amelia County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Amelia County's effective rate is higher than 0% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #133 of 133.
Where Amelia County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.38% Among the most affordable more affordable than 94% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.38%, Amelia County sits in the lowest 6% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $1,079, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Amelia County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Amelia County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.4% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Amelia County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Amelia County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,079 +4.4% | 0.38% |
| 2023 | $1,034 +6.1% | 0.43% |
| 2022 | $975 +3.4% | 0.42% |
| 2021 | $943 +3.5% | 0.45% |
| 2020 | $911 | 0.42% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Amelia County: tax takes only 1.4% of income
Counties near Amelia County's effective rate
On effective rate, Amelia County sits nearest McNairy County (TN), Grundy County (TN), Oglala Lakota County (SD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Monroe County (AR), Butler County (OH), Shelby County (IA).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Amelia County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 330 of 6,420 returns from Amelia County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,103 - 45% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Amelia County rate FAQs
- How does Amelia County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Amelia County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.38% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Amelia County?
- Amelia County, Virginia scores B+ (75/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at A+ (0.38%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Amelia County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Amelia County is $1,079, an effective rate of 0.38% on a $282,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Amelia County?
- Property taxes in Amelia County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.4% of the $76,717 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Amelia County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Amelia County climbed 18.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $911 to $1,079, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Amelia County's QUIET rate
Amelia County's $1,079 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.4% of Amelia County's $76,717 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Amelia County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.38%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,079/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Amelia County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Amelia County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Rush County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Amelia County at $1,079/yr; rate 0.65% vs Amelia County 0.38%.
Sussex County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,078/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.59% vs Amelia County 0.38%.
Early County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,081/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.82% vs Amelia County 0.38%.
San Miguel County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,081/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.57% vs Amelia County 0.38%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Amelia County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Amelia County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.