Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Buena Vista city Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Buena Vista city pays $1,421 a year, an effective rate of 0.91%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,421
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.91%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -29%
- vs U.S. average
- #15 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Buena Vista city pay a median $1,421 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.91%, more affordable than 42% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,421
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.91%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1821 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -29%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($156,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 6,593. Owner-occupied homes: 1,443.
The median annual property tax in Buena Vista city is $1,421, which is 49% lower than the Virginia state average and 29% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.91% on a median home value of $156,200. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
Buena Vista city's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Buena Vista city's 0.91% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 42%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Buena Vista city pay a median annual property tax of $1,421, well below the national median and well below the Virginia state median. On a $156,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.91% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Virginia counties by effective rate
Buena Vista city ranks #15 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (89% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Buena Vista city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $57,833 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Buena Vista city 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 6.3% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 73% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 24.3%, the median bill rose 16.4% to $1,421: 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 $1,221 to $1,421, a gain of 16%. 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 568 of 1,443 owner-occupied homes (39.4%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.5% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Buena Vista city Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Buena Vista city homeowners, 568 of 1,443 owner-occupied homes (39.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 14.4% (208)
- $800 to $1,499 39.4% (568)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.2% (219)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.0% (231)
- $3,000 or more 12.6% (182)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
35 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
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Buena Vista city pay about the same bill, within a 1% gap either way.
Buena Vista city's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Buena Vista city's effective rate is higher than 89% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #15 of 133.
Where Buena Vista city sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.91% more affordable than 42% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Buena Vista city taxes property at 0.91%, about 25% above the Virginia average, yet its median bill of $1,421 lands roughly 49% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Buena Vista city vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Buena Vista city | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.5% | - | - |
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.
Buena Vista city is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Buena Vista city rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,421 -1.6% | 0.91% |
| 2023 | $1,444 +3.4% | 0.94% |
| 2022 | $1,397 +13.0% | 0.94% |
| 2021 | $1,236 +1.2% | 1.00% |
| 2020 | $1,221 | 0.97% |
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.
Buena Vista city: tax-to-income at 2.5%
Counties near Buena Vista city's effective rate
On effective rate, Buena Vista city sits nearest Somervell County (TX), Martin County (TX), Callahan County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Mobile County (AL), Webster Parish (LA), Washington County (VT).
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
Buena Vista city: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 2,730 returns from Buena Vista city reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,917 - 50% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Buena Vista city rate FAQs
- How does Buena Vista city property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Buena Vista city run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.91% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Buena Vista city, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Buena Vista city is $1,421, an effective rate of 0.91% on a $156,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Buena Vista city?
- Buena Vista city, Virginia scores C (57/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-14). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Buena Vista city?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Buena Vista city climbed 16.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,221 to $1,421, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Buena Vista city?
- Property taxes in Buena Vista city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $57,833 median household income.
What to do with Buena Vista city's UNDER rate
Buena Vista city's $1,421 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 →
Buena Vista city ranks #15 of 133 Virginia counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Virginia overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Buena Vista city's UNDER 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: 0.91%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,421/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Buena Vista city
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Buena Vista city (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Cape Girardeau County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Buena Vista city at $1,421/yr; rate 0.64% vs Buena Vista city 0.91%.
Crawford County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Buena Vista city at $1,421/yr; rate 0.87% vs Buena Vista city 0.91%.
Walsh County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Buena Vista city at $1,421/yr; rate 1.07% vs Buena Vista city 0.91%.
Garrard County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,422/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs Buena Vista city 0.91%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Buena Vista city stamps UNDER · 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 Buena Vista city (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.