Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hanover County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hanover County pays $2,627 a year, an effective rate of 0.66%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,627
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.66%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +32%
- vs U.S. average
- #52 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Hanover County pay a median $2,627 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.66%, more affordable than 64% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,627
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.66%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1116 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +32%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($400,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 112,879. Owner-occupied homes: 35,055.
The median annual property tax in Hanover County is $2,627, which is 6% lower than the Virginia state average and 32% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.66% on a median home value of $400,400. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
Hanover County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hanover County's 0.66% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 64%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Hanover County pay a median annual property tax of $2,627, well above the national median and modestly below the Virginia state median. On a $400,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.66% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Hanover County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $112,805 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Virginia counties by effective rate
Hanover County ranks #52 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (61% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hanover 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 7.4% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 70% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 38.6%, the median bill rose 28.3% to $2,627: 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 28% from $2,047 to $2,627. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 12,844 of 35,055 owner-occupied homes (36.6%) 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.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 2.3% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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 Hanover County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hanover County homeowners, 12,844 of 35,055 owner-occupied homes (36.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.4% (1,909)
- $800 to $1,499 10.8% (3,798)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.2% (4,293)
- $2,000 to $2,999 31.8% (11,164)
- $3,000 or more 36.6% (12,844)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,047 homes here (3.0%) 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 Hanover County pay about the same bill, a 0% gap.
Hanover County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hanover County's effective rate is higher than 61% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #52 of 133.
Where Hanover County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.66% Among the most affordable more affordable than 64% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Hanover County moved from $2,047 in the 2020 release to $2,627 in 2024, a change of about 28%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Hanover County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hanover County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.3% | - | - |
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.
Hanover County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Hanover County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,627 +4.8% | 0.66% |
| 2023 | $2,506 +5.0% | 0.67% |
| 2022 | $2,386 +8.6% | 0.69% |
| 2021 | $2,198 +7.4% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | $2,047 | 0.71% |
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.
Hanover County: tax-to-income at 2.3%
Counties near Hanover County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hanover County sits nearest Gibson County (TN), Williamsburg County (SC), Pottawatomie County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Polk County (MO), Monona County (IA), Rusk County (TX).
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
Hanover County: only 11% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 6,200 of 56,580 returns from Hanover County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,963 - 37% 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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Hanover County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Hanover County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Hanover County is $2,627, an effective rate of 0.66% on a $400,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Hanover County?
- Hanover County, Virginia scores C- (54/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-10). 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.
- How does Hanover County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hanover County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.66% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hanover County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hanover County jumped 28.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,047 to $2,627, 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 Hanover County?
- Property taxes in Hanover County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $112,805 median household income.
What to do with Hanover County's QUIET rate
Hanover County's $2,627 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Hanover County ranks #52 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 Hanover 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: 0.66%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,627/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hanover County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hanover County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Bernalillo County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,629/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.90% vs Hanover County 0.66%.
Iowa County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,629/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.36% vs Hanover County 0.66%.
Coweta County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,624/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.73% vs Hanover County 0.66%.
Jasper County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,633/yr (near-tied bill ABS $6); rate 1.41% vs Hanover County 0.66%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hanover 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 Hanover County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.