Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Northumberland County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Northumberland County pays $1,645 a year, an effective rate of 0.47%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,645
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.47%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -17%
- vs U.S. average
- #121 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Northumberland County pay a median $1,645 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.47%, more affordable than 87% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,645
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.47%
- Effective rate on median home
- #418 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -17%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($346,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 12,188. Owner-occupied homes: 4,854.
The median annual property tax in Northumberland County is $1,645, which is 41% lower than the Virginia state average and 17% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.47% on a median home value of $346,800. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
Northumberland County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Northumberland County's 0.47% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 87%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Virginia median
Homeowners in Northumberland County pay a median annual property tax of $1,645, notably lower than the national median and well below the Virginia state median. On a $346,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.47% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Virginia counties by effective rate
Northumberland County ranks #121 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (9% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Northumberland County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $66,480 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 2.7%, from $1,602 to $1,645. 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 Northumberland 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 27% from $1,298 to $1,645. 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 1,269 of 4,854 owner-occupied homes (26.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 2.5% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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 Northumberland County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Northumberland County homeowners, 1,269 of 4,854 owner-occupied homes (26.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 19.4% (942)
- $800 to $1,499 26.1% (1,269)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.8% (572)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.9% (1,063)
- $3,000 or more 18.7% (907)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
101 homes here (2.1%) 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 Northumberland County pay about the same bill, a 8% gap.
Northumberland County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Northumberland County's effective rate is higher than 9% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #121 of 133.
Where Northumberland County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.47% Among the most affordable more affordable than 87% 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 Northumberland County moved from $1,298 in the 2020 release to $1,645 in 2024, a change of about 27%. 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.
Northumberland County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Northumberland County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.5% | - | - |
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.
Northumberland County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Northumberland County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,645 +2.7% | 0.47% |
| 2023 | $1,602 +1.0% | 0.48% |
| 2022 | $1,586 +5.4% | 0.52% |
| 2021 | $1,505 +15.9% | 0.53% |
| 2020 | $1,298 | 0.48% |
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.
Northumberland County: tax-to-income at 2.5%
Counties near Northumberland County's effective rate
On effective rate, Northumberland County sits nearest Sanpete County (UT), Smith County (TN), Robertson County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Tippecanoe County (IN), Nance County (NE), Churchill County (NV).
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
Northumberland County: only 11% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 670 of 6,340 returns from Northumberland County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,930 - 34% 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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Northumberland County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Northumberland County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Northumberland County is $1,645, an effective rate of 0.47% on a $346,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Northumberland County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Northumberland County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.47% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Northumberland County?
- Northumberland County, Virginia scores C+ (60/100) 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 A (0.47%). 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 Northumberland County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Northumberland County is recorded at $1,645 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,298 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 4,854 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Northumberland County?
- Property taxes in Northumberland County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $66,480 median household income.
What to do with Northumberland County's QUIET rate
Inside Virginia, Northumberland County's $1,645 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Virginia overview →
Northumberland County ranks #121 of 133 Virginia counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Virginia overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Northumberland 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: 0.47%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,645/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Northumberland County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Northumberland County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Lucas County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Northumberland County at $1,645/yr; rate 1.37% vs Northumberland County 0.47%.
Natrona County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Northumberland County at $1,645/yr; rate 0.60% vs Northumberland County 0.47%.
Rockingham County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Northumberland County at $1,645/yr; rate 0.53% vs Northumberland County 0.47%.
Kalkaska County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,646/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.87% vs Northumberland County 0.47%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Northumberland 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 Northumberland County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.