Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hampton city Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hampton city pays $2,327 a year, an effective rate of 0.95%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,327
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.95%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +17%
- vs U.S. average
- #10 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Hampton city pay a median $2,327 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.95%, more affordable than 39% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,327
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.95%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1904 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +17%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($245,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 137,557. Owner-occupied homes: 33,046.
The median annual property tax in Hampton city is $2,327, which is 17% lower than the Virginia state average and 17% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.95% on a median home value of $245,700. Property taxes represent 3.3% of the median household income in this county.
Hampton city's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hampton city's 0.95% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 39%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Virginia counties by effective rate
Hampton city ranks #10 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (92% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Hampton city pay a median annual property tax of $2,327, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Virginia state median. On a $245,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.95% 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 Hampton city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $69,621 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hampton 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 11.5% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 53% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 30.3%, the median bill rose 15.3% to $2,327: 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 $2,018 to $2,327, a gain of 15%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 9,523 of 33,046 owner-occupied homes (28.8%) 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.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 3.3% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Hampton city Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hampton city homeowners, 9,523 of 33,046 owner-occupied homes (28.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.4% (1,791)
- $800 to $1,499 17.2% (5,670)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.8% (5,214)
- $2,000 to $2,999 27.6% (9,112)
- $3,000 or more 28.8% (9,523)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,736 homes here (5.3%) 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 Hampton city pay about the same bill, a 0% gap.
Hampton city's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hampton city's effective rate is higher than 92% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #10 of 133.
Where Hampton city sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.95% more affordable than 39% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Hampton city taxes property at 0.95%, about 30% above the Virginia average, yet its median bill of $2,327 lands roughly 17% 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.
Hampton city vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hampton city | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.3% | - | - |
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.
Hampton city is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Hampton city rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,327 +3.0% | 0.95% |
| 2023 | $2,259 +4.7% | 0.96% |
| 2022 | $2,158 +5.9% | 0.98% |
| 2021 | $2,037 +0.9% | 1.07% |
| 2020 | $2,018 | 1.07% |
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.
Hampton city: tax-to-income at 3.3%
Counties near Hampton city's effective rate
On effective rate, Hampton city sits nearest Zapata County (TX), Howard County (TX), Delta County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Allegany County (NY), Wasco County (OR), Pershing County (NV).
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
Hampton city: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 4,530 of 65,210 returns from Hampton city reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,832 - 34% 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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Hampton city rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Hampton city?
- Hampton city, Virginia scores D (41/100) 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 (+$8). 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 Hampton city, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Hampton city is $2,327, an effective rate of 0.95% on a $245,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Hampton city property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hampton city run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.95% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hampton city?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hampton city climbed 15.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,018 to $2,327, 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 Hampton city?
- Property taxes in Hampton city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $69,621 median household income.
What to do with Hampton city's UNDER rate
At Hampton city's 0.95% effective rate, a $245,700 home implies about $2,327/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Hampton city ranks #10 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 Hampton 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: 0.95%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,327/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hampton city
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hampton city (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Boone County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,328/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.85% vs Hampton city 0.95%.
Matagorda County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,328/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.35% vs Hampton city 0.95%.
Porter County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,326/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.83% vs Hampton city 0.95%.
Harrison County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,325/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.32% vs Hampton city 0.95%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hampton city stamps UNDER · 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 Hampton city (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.