Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Harrisonburg city Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Harrisonburg city pays $2,281 a year, an effective rate of 0.76%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,281
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.76%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +14%
- vs U.S. average
- #36 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Harrisonburg city pay a median $2,281 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.76%, more affordable than 54% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,281
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.76%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1446 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +14%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($299,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 51,392. Owner-occupied homes: 6,855.
The median annual property tax in Harrisonburg city is $2,281, which is 18% lower than the Virginia state average and 14% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.76% on a median home value of $299,100. Property taxes represent 3.7% of the median household income in this county.
Harrisonburg city's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Harrisonburg city's 0.76% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 54%).
Decision signal 2
Near the middle of Virginia counties by effective rate
Harrisonburg city ranks #36 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (73% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Harrisonburg city pay a median annual property tax of $2,281, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Virginia state median. On a $299,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.76% 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 Harrisonburg city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $62,254 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 5.0%, from $2,172 to $2,281. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Harrisonburg 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 53% from $1,486 to $2,281. 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 plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 2,254 of 6,855 (32.9%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 3.7% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Harrisonburg city Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Harrisonburg city homeowners, 2,254 of 6,855 owner-occupied homes (32.9%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.7% (391)
- $800 to $1,499 17.2% (1,176)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.2% (1,040)
- $2,000 to $2,999 32.9% (2,254)
- $3,000 or more 23.6% (1,619)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
375 homes here (5.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Harrisonburg city, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 13% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Harrisonburg city's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Harrisonburg city's effective rate is higher than 73% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #36 of 133.
Where Harrisonburg city sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.76% more affordable than 54% 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 Harrisonburg city moved from $1,486 in the 2020 release to $2,281 in 2024, a change of about 53%. 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.
Harrisonburg city vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Harrisonburg city | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.7% | - | - |
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.
Harrisonburg city is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Harrisonburg city rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,281 +5.0% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | $2,172 +15.3% | 0.78% |
| 2022 | $1,883 +13.8% | 0.71% |
| 2021 | $1,655 +11.4% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | $1,486 | 0.68% |
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.
Harrisonburg city: tax-to-income at 3.7%
Counties near Harrisonburg city's effective rate
On effective rate, Harrisonburg city sits nearest Winkler County (TX), McLean County (ND), Gates County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Medina County (TX), Audubon County (IA), Limestone County (AL).
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
Harrisonburg city: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 740 of 18,990 returns from Harrisonburg city reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,439 - 39% 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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Harrisonburg city rate FAQs
- Are property taxes increasing in Harrisonburg city?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Harrisonburg city is recorded at $2,281 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,486 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 6,855 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What is the tax affordability score for Harrisonburg city?
- Harrisonburg city, Virginia scores D (43/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-319). 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 Harrisonburg city, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Harrisonburg city is $2,281, an effective rate of 0.76% on a $299,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Harrisonburg city property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Harrisonburg city run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.76% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Harrisonburg city?
- Property taxes in Harrisonburg city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $62,254 median household income.
What to do with Harrisonburg city's UNDER rate
At Harrisonburg city's 0.76% effective rate, a $299,100 home implies about $2,281/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Harrisonburg city ranks #36 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 Harrisonburg 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: 0.76%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,281/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Harrisonburg city
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Harrisonburg city (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Carbon County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Harrisonburg city at $2,281/yr; rate 0.54% vs Harrisonburg city 0.76%.
Okanogan County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Harrisonburg city at $2,281/yr; rate 0.76% vs Harrisonburg city 0.76%.
Merrick County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,280/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.30% vs Harrisonburg city 0.76%.
Crow Wing County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,283/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.74% vs Harrisonburg city 0.76%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg city (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.