Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Falls Church city Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Falls Church city pays $10,001 a year, an effective rate of 0.95%, far above the U.S. average.
- $10,001
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 0.95%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +402%
- vs U.S. average
- #10 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Falls Church city pay a median $10,001 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.95%, more affordable than 39% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $10,001
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.95%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1904 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +402%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($1,055,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 14,710. Owner-occupied homes: 3,295.
The median annual property tax in Falls Church city is $10,001, which is 258% higher than the Virginia state average and 402% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.95% on a median home value of $1,055,600. Property taxes represent 7.0% of the median household income in this county.
Why Falls Church city's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Falls Church city pay a median annual property tax of $10,001, far above the national median and far above the Virginia state median. On a $1,055,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.95% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Falls Church city run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 7.0% of the $143,262 median household income.
Decision signal 3
Low among Virginia counties by effective rate
Falls Church city ranks #10 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (92% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Falls Church city's 0.95% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 39%).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Falls Church 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Falls Church city rose 30.2%, from $810,900 to $1,055,600. The effective rate fell 23.2% over the same span, a steeper move than in 90% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 0.0%, to $10,001. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $10,001 to $10,001, a change of 0%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 3,037 of 3,295 owner-occupied homes (92.2%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 7.0% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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 Falls Church city Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Falls Church city homeowners, 3,037 of 3,295 owner-occupied homes (92.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 1.5% (51)
- $800 to $1,499 0.9% (30)
- $1,500 to $1,999 0.0% (0)
- $2,000 to $2,999 5.0% (164)
- $3,000 or more 92.2% (3,037)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Falls Church city pay about the same bill, a 0% gap.
Falls Church city's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Falls Church city's SPIKE ACS 2024 figure.
Falls Church city's median bill is 258% above the Virginia median and 402% above the U.S. median.
Note: Census ACS top-codes median property tax at $10,000 or more, so the bill is shown as $10,001 and the effective rate above is a conservative floor - Falls Church city's true median tax and rate are somewhat higher.
Above Virginia on both measures
Falls Church city's effective rate runs 30% over the Virginia median and its bill 258% over. When both move together the rate is not being offset by cheaper housing, so the $10,001 median bill is carrying the full weight of the higher rate rather than a valuation difference. This is a comparison of two published medians, not a statement about any individual parcel.
Falls Church city vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Falls Church city | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 7.0% | - | - |
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.
Is Falls Church city's $10,001 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Falls Church city's $10,001 ACS median (SPIKE), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $1,000/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Virginia.
Falls Church city bill trail · SPIKE
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,001 +0.0% | 0.95% |
| 2023 | $10,001 +0.0% | 0.99% |
| 2022 | $10,001 +0.0% | 1.07% |
| 2021 | $10,001 +0.0% | 1.19% |
| 2020 | $10,001 | 1.23% |
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.
Falls Church city: tax takes 7.0% of income
Counties near Falls Church city's median bill
On effective rate, Falls Church city sits nearest Zapata County (TX), Howard County (TX), Delta County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Dillon County (SC), Westchester County (NY), Rockland County (NY).
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
Falls Church city: only 25% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,790 of 7,280 returns from Falls Church city reported real estate taxes, averaging $12,998 - 62% of those reporters sat in the $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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Falls Church city bill FAQs
- How does Falls Church city property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Falls Church city run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.95% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Falls Church city, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Falls Church city is $10,001, an effective rate of 0.95% on a $1,055,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Falls Church city?
- Property taxes in Falls Church city run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 7.0% of the $143,262 median household income.
- What is the tax affordability score for Falls Church city?
- Falls Church city, Virginia scores D (46/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 3 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 (+$0). 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 Falls Church city?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Falls Church city held roughly steady, up 0.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $10,001 to $10,001, 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 Falls Church city's SPIKE bill
Falls Church city's $10,001 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is elevated here: about 7.0% of Falls Church city's $143,262 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Falls Church city's SPIKE median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.95%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $10,001/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Falls Church city
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Falls Church city (UNDER · SPIKE), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER SPIKE
Bergen County, NJ
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Falls Church city at $10,001/yr; rate 1.61% vs Falls Church city 0.95%.
Essex County, NJ
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Falls Church city at $10,001/yr; rate 1.91% vs Falls Church city 0.95%.
Hunterdon County, NJ
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Falls Church city at $10,001/yr; rate 1.93% vs Falls Church city 0.95%.
Marin County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Falls Church city at $10,001/yr; rate 0.66% vs Falls Church city 0.95%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Falls Church city stamps UNDER · SPIKE - 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 Falls Church city (UNDER · SPIKE) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.