Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Culpeper County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Culpeper County pays $2,141 a year, an effective rate of 0.52%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,141
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.52%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +7%
- vs U.S. average
- #106 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Culpeper County pay a median $2,141 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.52%, more affordable than 81% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,141
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.52%
- Effective rate on median home
- #580 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +7%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($409,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 54,397. Owner-occupied homes: 14,201.
The median annual property tax in Culpeper County is $2,141, which is 23% lower than the Virginia state average and 7% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.52% on a median home value of $409,200. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Culpeper County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Culpeper County's 0.52% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 81%).
Decision signal 2
High among Virginia counties by effective rate
Culpeper County ranks #106 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (20% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Virginia median
Homeowners in Culpeper County pay a median annual property tax of $2,141, modestly above the national median and notably lower than the Virginia state median. On a $409,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.52% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Culpeper County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $100,049 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Culpeper 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Culpeper County's effective rate fell 14.0% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 31.7%, leaving the median bill 13.2% higher at $2,141. That rate move is larger than the one in 59% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,891 to $2,141, a gain of 13%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 4,986 of 14,201 (35.1%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 2.1% 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 Culpeper County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Culpeper County homeowners, 4,986 of 14,201 owner-occupied homes (35.1%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.3% (751)
- $800 to $1,499 18.0% (2,553)
- $1,500 to $1,999 20.5% (2,915)
- $2,000 to $2,999 35.1% (4,986)
- $3,000 or more 18.6% (2,644)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
352 homes here (2.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Culpeper County, mortgaged homeowners pay 16% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Culpeper County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Culpeper County's effective rate is higher than 20% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #106 of 133.
Where Culpeper 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
Culpeper County's effective rate runs 29% under the Virginia median and its bill 23% 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 $2,141 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.
Culpeper County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Culpeper County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Culpeper County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Culpeper County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,141 +1.0% | 0.52% |
| 2023 | $2,119 +1.4% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | $2,089 +6.3% | 0.57% |
| 2021 | $1,965 +3.9% | 0.60% |
| 2020 | $1,891 | 0.61% |
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.
Culpeper County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Culpeper County's effective rate
On effective rate, Culpeper County sits nearest Morgan County (UT), Washington County (TN), Unicoi County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Elk County (PA), Washington County (ME), Saline County (KS).
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
Culpeper County: only 10% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 2,470 of 25,750 returns from Culpeper County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,877 - 43% 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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Culpeper County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Culpeper County?
- Culpeper County, Virginia scores C (56/100) 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 Culpeper County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Culpeper County is $2,141, an effective rate of 0.52% on a $409,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Culpeper County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Culpeper County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.52% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Culpeper County?
- Property taxes in Culpeper County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $100,049 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Culpeper County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Culpeper County climbed 13.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,891 to $2,141, 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 Culpeper County's QUIET rate
Inside Virginia, Culpeper County's $2,141 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Virginia overview →
Culpeper County ranks #106 of 133 Virginia counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Virginia overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Culpeper 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: $2,141/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Culpeper County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Culpeper County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Burnett County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,140/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.93% vs Culpeper County 0.52%.
Pend Oreille County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,142/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.58% vs Culpeper County 0.52%.
Schuylkill County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,140/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.40% vs Culpeper County 0.52%.
Spalding County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,142/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.94% vs Culpeper County 0.52%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Culpeper County stamps QUIET · MID - 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 Culpeper County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.