Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Brunswick County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Brunswick County pays $820 a year, an effective rate of 0.57%, far below the U.S. average.
- $820
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.57%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -59%
- vs U.S. average
- #82 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Brunswick County pay a median $820 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.57%, more affordable than 75% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $820
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.57%
- Effective rate on median home
- #782 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -59%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($142,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 15,841. Owner-occupied homes: 4,822.
The median annual property tax in Brunswick County is $820, which is 71% lower than the Virginia state average and 59% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.57% on a median home value of $142,700. Property taxes represent 1.5% of the median household income in this county.
Brunswick County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Brunswick County's 0.57% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 75%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Brunswick County pay a median annual property tax of $820, far below the national median and far below the Virginia state median. On a $142,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.57% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Brunswick County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $53,084 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 14.2%, from $718 to $820. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Near the middle of Virginia counties by effective rate
Brunswick County ranks #82 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (38% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Brunswick 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 39% from $589 to $820. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,323 of 4,822 owner-occupied homes (48.2%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.5% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
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 Brunswick County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Brunswick County homeowners, 2,323 of 4,822 owner-occupied homes (48.2%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 48.2% (2,323)
- $800 to $1,499 30.0% (1,447)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.2% (300)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.3% (351)
- $3,000 or more 6.7% (323)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
78 homes here (1.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Brunswick County, mortgaged homeowners pay 28% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Brunswick County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Brunswick County's effective rate is higher than 38% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #82 of 133.
Where Brunswick County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.57% Among the most affordable more affordable than 75% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Brunswick County moved from $589 in the 2020 release to $820 in 2024, a change of about 39%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Brunswick County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Brunswick County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.5% | - | - |
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.
Brunswick County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Brunswick County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $820 +14.2% | 0.57% |
| 2023 | $718 +6.7% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | $673 +16.8% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | $576 -2.2% | 0.50% |
| 2020 | $589 | 0.52% |
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.
Brunswick County: tax takes only 1.5% of income
Counties near Brunswick County's effective rate
On effective rate, Brunswick County sits nearest Tooele County (UT), Coffee County (TN), Cocke County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Gilpin County (CO), Rush County (IN), Logan County (OK).
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
Brunswick County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 260 of 6,370 returns from Brunswick County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,038 - 35% 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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Brunswick County rate FAQs
- How does Brunswick County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Brunswick County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.57% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Brunswick County?
- Brunswick County, Virginia scores B+ (76/100) 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 bill size at A ($820/yr). 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 Brunswick County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Brunswick County is $820, an effective rate of 0.57% on a $142,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Brunswick County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Brunswick County is recorded at $820 in the 2024 5-year release against $589 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 4,822 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Brunswick County?
- Property taxes in Brunswick County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $53,084 median household income.
What to do with Brunswick County's QUIET rate
Brunswick County's $820 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 1.5% of Brunswick County's $53,084 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Brunswick 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: 0.57%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $820/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Brunswick County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Brunswick County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Copiah County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Brunswick County at $820/yr; rate 0.72% vs Brunswick County 0.57%.
Robeson County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Brunswick County at $820/yr; rate 0.87% vs Brunswick County 0.57%.
Carroll County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $821/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.58% vs Brunswick County 0.57%.
Greene County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $819/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Brunswick County 0.57%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Brunswick 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 Brunswick County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.