Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
New Kent County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in New Kent County pays $2,503 a year, an effective rate of 0.64%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,503
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.64%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +26%
- vs U.S. average
- #58 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in New Kent County pay a median $2,503 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.64%, more affordable than 67% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,503
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.64%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1040 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +26%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($393,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 25,105. Owner-occupied homes: 8,582.
The median annual property tax in New Kent County is $2,503, which is 10% lower than the Virginia state average and 26% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.64% on a median home value of $393,600. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
New Kent County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
New Kent County's 0.64% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 67%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in New Kent County pay a median annual property tax of $2,503, well above the national median and notably lower than the Virginia state median. On a $393,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.64% 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 New Kent County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $123,314 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Virginia counties by effective rate
New Kent County ranks #58 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (56% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in New Kent 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
New Kent County's effective rate fell 15.2% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 32.7%, leaving the median bill 12.5% higher at $2,503. That rate move is larger than the one in 64% 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $2,224 to $2,503, a gain of 13%. 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: 2,853 of 8,582 owner-occupied homes (33.2%) 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.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 2.0% 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 New Kent County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of New Kent County homeowners, 2,853 of 8,582 owner-occupied homes (33.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.4% (465)
- $800 to $1,499 10.8% (929)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.8% (1,442)
- $2,000 to $2,999 29.7% (2,551)
- $3,000 or more 33.2% (2,853)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
342 homes here (4.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In New Kent County, mortgaged homeowners pay 10% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
New Kent County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
New Kent County's effective rate is higher than 56% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #58 of 133.
Where New Kent County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.64% Among the most affordable more affordable than 67% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
New Kent County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | New Kent 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 | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
New Kent County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
New Kent County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,503 -0.8% | 0.64% |
| 2023 | $2,523 +5.0% | 0.68% |
| 2022 | $2,403 +8.9% | 0.68% |
| 2021 | $2,206 -0.8% | 0.71% |
| 2020 | $2,224 | 0.75% |
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.
New Kent County: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near New Kent County's effective rate
On effective rate, New Kent County sits nearest Ward County (TX), Crook County (OR), Harper County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Yakutat City and Borough (AK), Washington County (MD), Cumberland County (NJ).
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
New Kent County: only 12% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,620 of 13,920 returns from New Kent County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,793 - 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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New Kent County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in New Kent County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in New Kent County is $2,503, an effective rate of 0.64% on a $393,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for New Kent County?
- New Kent 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 rate relief at B- (0.64%). 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 New Kent County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in New Kent County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.64% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in New Kent County?
- Property taxes in New Kent County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $123,314 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in New Kent County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for New Kent County climbed 12.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,224 to $2,503, 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 New Kent County's QUIET rate
New Kent County's $2,503 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
New Kent County ranks #58 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 New Kent 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: 0.64%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,503/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with New Kent County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for New Kent County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Dickinson County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with New Kent County at $2,503/yr; rate 0.92% vs New Kent County 0.64%.
Cass County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,504/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.86% vs New Kent County 0.64%.
Iroquois County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,504/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.82% vs New Kent County 0.64%.
Clark County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,505/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.45% vs New Kent County 0.64%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
New Kent 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 New Kent County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.