Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Norfolk city Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Norfolk city pays $2,890 a year, an effective rate of 1.00%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,890
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.00%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +45%
- vs U.S. average
- #6 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Norfolk city pay a median $2,890 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.00%, more affordable than 35% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,890
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.00%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2029 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +45%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($289,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 233,596. Owner-occupied homes: 44,000.
The median annual property tax in Norfolk city is $2,890, which is 4% higher than the Virginia state average and 45% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.00% on a median home value of $289,900. Property taxes represent 4.4% of the median household income in this county.
Norfolk city's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Norfolk city's 1.00% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 35%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Virginia counties by effective rate
Norfolk city ranks #6 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (95% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Norfolk city pay a median annual property tax of $2,890, well above the national median and modestly above the Virginia state median. On a $289,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.00% 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 Norfolk city run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.4% of the $66,109 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Norfolk 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 8.7% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 65% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 34.3%, the median bill rose 22.6% to $2,890: 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 $2,357 to $2,890, a gain of 23%. 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: 19,619 of 44,000 owner-occupied homes (44.6%) 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.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 4.4% 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.
Norfolk city is an outlier inside Virginia
Across the 133 Virginia counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.65%. Norfolk city is at 1.00%, which sits 2.0 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Norfolk city Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Norfolk city homeowners, 19,619 of 44,000 owner-occupied homes (44.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.6% (3,324)
- $800 to $1,499 9.4% (4,152)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.2% (4,039)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.6% (10,390)
- $3,000 or more 44.6% (19,619)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,476 homes here (5.6%) 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 Norfolk city pay about the same bill, a 0% gap.
Norfolk city's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Norfolk city's effective rate is higher than 95% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #6 of 133.
Where Norfolk city sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.00% more affordable than 35% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same bill as Virginia, a higher rate
The median bill lands within 4% of the Virginia median while the effective rate runs 37% above it. The two offset each other: a steeper rate applied to less valuable housing arrives at roughly the state's own $2,890. A rate ranking would place this county far from the middle; the bill does not.
Norfolk city vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Norfolk city | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.4% | - | - |
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.
Norfolk city is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Norfolk city rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,890 +5.6% | 1.00% |
| 2023 | $2,738 +5.9% | 1.01% |
| 2022 | $2,586 +6.0% | 1.02% |
| 2021 | $2,440 +3.5% | 1.09% |
| 2020 | $2,357 | 1.09% |
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.
Norfolk city: tax takes 4.4% of income
Counties near Norfolk city's effective rate
On effective rate, Norfolk city sits nearest Hopkins County (TX), Fall River County (SD), Washington County (RI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are DeKalb County (MO), Shoshone County (ID), Minnehaha County (SD).
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
Norfolk city: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 6,610 of 101,730 returns from Norfolk city reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,336 - 31% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Norfolk city rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Norfolk city?
- Norfolk city, Virginia scores F (33/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-12). 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 Norfolk city property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Norfolk city run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.00% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Norfolk city, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Norfolk city is $2,890, an effective rate of 1.00% on a $289,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Norfolk city?
- Property taxes in Norfolk city run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.4% of the $66,109 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Norfolk city?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Norfolk city jumped 22.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,357 to $2,890, 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 Norfolk city's PAR rate
Norfolk city's $2,890 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Norfolk city ranks #6 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 Norfolk city's PAR 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: 1.00%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,890/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Norfolk city
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Norfolk city (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Mecklenburg County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Norfolk city at $2,890/yr; rate 0.71% vs Norfolk city 1.00%.
Holmes County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,888/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.08% vs Norfolk city 1.00%.
Erath County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,887/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.07% vs Norfolk city 1.00%.
Winneshiek County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,894/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.12% vs Norfolk city 1.00%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Norfolk city stamps PAR · 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 Norfolk city (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.