Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Campbell County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Campbell County pays $950 a year, an effective rate of 0.45%, far below the U.S. average.
- $950
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.45%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -52%
- vs U.S. average
- #126 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Campbell County pay a median $950 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.45%, more affordable than 89% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $950
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.45%
- Effective rate on median home
- #359 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -52%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($211,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 55,312. Owner-occupied homes: 16,668.
The median annual property tax in Campbell County is $950, which is 66% lower than the Virginia state average and 52% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.45% on a median home value of $211,600. Property taxes represent 1.4% of the median household income in this county.
Campbell County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Campbell County's 0.45% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 89%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Campbell County pay a median annual property tax of $950, far below the national median and far below the Virginia state median. On a $211,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.45% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Virginia counties by effective rate
Campbell County ranks #126 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (5% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Campbell County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.4% of the $66,165 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Campbell 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 8.3% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 67% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 32.7%, the median bill rose 21.8% to $950: 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 $780 to $950, a gain of 22%. 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 6,642 of 16,668 owner-occupied homes (39.8%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 1.4% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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 Campbell County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Campbell County homeowners, 6,642 of 16,668 owner-occupied homes (39.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 35.7% (5,951)
- $800 to $1,499 39.8% (6,642)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.6% (1,429)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.8% (1,293)
- $3,000 or more 3.6% (601)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
752 homes here (4.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Campbell County, mortgaged homeowners pay 14% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Campbell County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Campbell County's effective rate is higher than 5% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #126 of 133.
Where Campbell County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.45% Among the most affordable more affordable than 89% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Virginia on both measures
Campbell County's effective rate runs 38% under the Virginia median and its bill 66% 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 $950 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.
Campbell County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Campbell 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 | 1.4% | - | - |
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.
Campbell County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Campbell County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $950 +4.1% | 0.45% |
| 2023 | $913 +4.6% | 0.46% |
| 2022 | $873 +8.4% | 0.48% |
| 2021 | $805 +3.2% | 0.50% |
| 2020 | $780 | 0.49% |
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.
Campbell County: tax takes only 1.4% of income
Counties near Campbell County's effective rate
On effective rate, Campbell County sits nearest Juab County (UT), Cache County (UT), Sequatchie County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Marion County (KS), Wayne County (IA), Howell County (MO).
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
Campbell County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 950 of 26,000 returns from Campbell County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,022 - 42% 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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Campbell County rate FAQs
- How does Campbell County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Campbell County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.45% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Campbell County?
- Campbell County, Virginia scores A- (80/100) 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 (0.45%). 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 Campbell County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Campbell County is $950, an effective rate of 0.45% on a $211,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Campbell County?
- Property taxes in Campbell County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.4% of the $66,165 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Campbell County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Campbell County jumped 21.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $780 to $950, 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 Campbell County's QUIET rate
Campbell County's $950 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 Campbell County's $66,165 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Campbell 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: 0.45%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $950/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Campbell County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Campbell County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Bolivar County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Campbell County at $950/yr; rate 0.73% vs Campbell County 0.45%.
Duplin County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Campbell County at $950/yr; rate 0.69% vs Campbell County 0.45%.
Fayette County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $949/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.73% vs Campbell County 0.45%.
Haywood County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $952/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.62% vs Campbell County 0.45%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Campbell 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 Campbell County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.