Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Appomattox County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Appomattox County pays $1,073 a year, an effective rate of 0.52%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,073
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.52%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -46%
- vs U.S. average
- #106 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Appomattox County pay a median $1,073 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.52%, more affordable than 81% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,073
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.52%
- Effective rate on median home
- #580 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 ($207,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 16,610. Owner-occupied homes: 5,031.
The median annual property tax in Appomattox County is $1,073, which is 62% lower than the Virginia state average and 46% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.52% on a median home value of $207,600. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Appomattox County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Appomattox County's 0.52% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 81%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Appomattox County pay a median annual property tax of $1,073, well below the national median and far below the Virginia state median. On a $207,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.52% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Virginia counties by effective rate
Appomattox County ranks #106 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (20% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Appomattox County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $62,853 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Appomattox 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Appomattox County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 4.7% down, against a median home value that rose 29.3%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 23.2%, from $871 to $1,073.
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 $871 to $1,073, a gain of 23%. 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 2,128 of 5,031 owner-occupied homes (42.3%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.7% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Appomattox County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Appomattox County homeowners, 2,128 of 5,031 owner-occupied homes (42.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 27.9% (1,405)
- $800 to $1,499 42.3% (2,128)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.4% (525)
- $2,000 to $2,999 11.9% (597)
- $3,000 or more 5.0% (254)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
122 homes here (2.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Appomattox County, mortgaged homeowners pay 19% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Appomattox County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Appomattox County's effective rate is higher than 20% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #106 of 133.
Where Appomattox County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.52% Among the most affordable more affordable than 81% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Virginia on both measures
Appomattox County's effective rate runs 29% under the Virginia median and its bill 62% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,073 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Virginia norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Appomattox County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Appomattox County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
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.
Appomattox County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Appomattox County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,073 +6.7% | 0.52% |
| 2023 | $1,006 +1.3% | 0.53% |
| 2022 | $993 +9.6% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | $906 +4.0% | 0.56% |
| 2020 | $871 | 0.54% |
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.
Appomattox County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Appomattox County's effective rate
On effective rate, Appomattox County sits nearest Morgan County (UT), Washington County (TN), Unicoi County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Hennepin County (MN), Custer County (MT), Jackson County (MN).
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
Appomattox County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 320 of 7,650 returns from Appomattox County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,244 - 44% 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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Appomattox County rate FAQs
- How does Appomattox County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Appomattox County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.52% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Appomattox County?
- Appomattox County, Virginia scores B (72/100) 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- (0.52%). 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 Appomattox County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Appomattox County is $1,073, an effective rate of 0.52% on a $207,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Appomattox County?
- Property taxes in Appomattox County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $62,853 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Appomattox County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Appomattox County jumped 23.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $871 to $1,073, 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 Appomattox County's QUIET rate
Appomattox County's $1,073 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 1.7% of Appomattox County's $62,853 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Appomattox 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: 0.52%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,073/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Appomattox County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Appomattox County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Cannon County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Appomattox County at $1,073/yr; rate 0.43% vs Appomattox County 0.52%.
Galax city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,072/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.76% vs Appomattox County 0.52%.
Love County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,072/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.63% vs Appomattox County 0.52%.
Macon County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,074/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.43% vs Appomattox County 0.52%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Appomattox 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 Appomattox County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.