Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hopewell city Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hopewell city pays $1,564 a year, an effective rate of 0.86%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,564
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.86%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -22%
- vs U.S. average
- #19 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Hopewell city pay a median $1,564 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.86%, more affordable than 46% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,564
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.86%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1703 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -22%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($181,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 22,959. Owner-occupied homes: 5,359.
The median annual property tax in Hopewell city is $1,564, which is 44% lower than the Virginia state average and 22% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.86% on a median home value of $181,600. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
Hopewell city's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hopewell city's 0.86% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 46%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Virginia median
Homeowners in Hopewell city pay a median annual property tax of $1,564, notably lower than the national median and well below the Virginia state median. On a $181,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.86% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Virginia counties by effective rate
Hopewell city ranks #19 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (86% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Hopewell city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $54,729 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hopewell 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Hopewell city's effective rate fell 12.5% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 44.0%, leaving the median bill 26.0% higher at $1,564. That rate move is larger than the one in 51% 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 26% from $1,241 to $1,564. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,863 of 5,359 owner-occupied homes (34.8%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 2.9% of median household income. The rate alone understates that; it is the pairing that matters.
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 Hopewell city Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hopewell city homeowners, 1,863 of 5,359 owner-occupied homes (34.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.4% (450)
- $800 to $1,499 34.8% (1,863)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.6% (1,048)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.1% (1,076)
- $3,000 or more 8.6% (459)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
463 homes here (8.6%) 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 Hopewell city pay about the same bill, within a 1% gap either way.
Hopewell city's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hopewell city's effective rate is higher than 86% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #19 of 133.
Where Hopewell city sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.86% more affordable than 46% 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
Hopewell city taxes property at 0.86%, about 18% above the Virginia average, yet its median bill of $1,564 lands roughly 44% 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.
Hopewell city vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hopewell city | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
Hopewell city is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Hopewell city rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,564 -2.3% | 0.86% |
| 2023 | $1,600 +14.2% | 0.97% |
| 2022 | $1,401 +7.5% | 0.92% |
| 2021 | $1,303 +5.0% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | $1,241 | 0.98% |
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.
Hopewell city: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near Hopewell city's effective rate
On effective rate, Hopewell city sits nearest DeWitt County (TX), Wyandot County (OH), Shelby County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jay County (IN), Jones County (NC), Contra Costa County (CA).
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
Hopewell city: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 400 of 10,710 returns from Hopewell city reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,400 - 28% 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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Hopewell city rate FAQs
- How does Hopewell city property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hopewell city run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.86% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Hopewell city, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Hopewell city is $1,564, an effective rate of 0.86% on a $181,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Hopewell city?
- Hopewell city, Virginia scores C- (51/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-21). 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 Hopewell city?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hopewell city jumped 26.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,241 to $1,564, 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 Hopewell city?
- Property taxes in Hopewell city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $54,729 median household income.
What to do with Hopewell city's UNDER rate
Inside Virginia, Hopewell city's $1,564 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Virginia overview →
Hopewell city ranks #19 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 Hopewell 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: 0.86%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,564/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hopewell city
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hopewell city (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Washington County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hopewell city at $1,564/yr; rate 0.52% vs Hopewell city 0.86%.
Delta County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,563/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.95% vs Hopewell city 0.86%.
Johnson County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,565/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.66% vs Hopewell city 0.86%.
Lake County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,563/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.71% vs Hopewell city 0.86%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hopewell 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 Hopewell city (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.