Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Prince George County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Prince George County pays $2,184 a year, an effective rate of 0.74%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,184
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.74%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +10%
- vs U.S. average
- #41 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Prince George County pay a median $2,184 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.74%, more affordable than 56% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,184
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.74%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1390 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +10%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($293,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 43,146. Owner-occupied homes: 9,605.
The median annual property tax in Prince George County is $2,184, which is 22% lower than the Virginia state average and 10% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.74% on a median home value of $293,400. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Prince George County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Prince George County's 0.74% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 56%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Virginia median
Homeowners in Prince George County pay a median annual property tax of $2,184, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Virginia state median. On a $293,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.74% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Virginia counties by effective rate
Prince George County ranks #41 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (69% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Prince George County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $84,897 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Prince George 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Prince George County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 0.8% down, against a median home value that rose 33.8%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 32.8%, from $1,645 to $2,184.
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 33% from $1,645 to $2,184. 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 3,170 of 9,605 (33.0%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 2.6% 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 Prince George County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Prince George County homeowners, 3,170 of 9,605 owner-occupied homes (33.0%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.4% (1,001)
- $800 to $1,499 13.8% (1,327)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.8% (1,614)
- $2,000 to $2,999 33.0% (3,170)
- $3,000 or more 20.2% (1,937)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
556 homes here (5.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Prince George County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 11% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Prince George County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Prince George County's effective rate is higher than 69% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #41 of 133.
Where Prince George County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.74% more affordable than 56% 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 Prince George County moved from $1,645 in the 2020 release to $2,184 in 2024, a change of about 33%. 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.
Prince George County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Prince George County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Prince George County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Prince George County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,184 +4.1% | 0.74% |
| 2023 | $2,098 +9.6% | 0.78% |
| 2022 | $1,914 +8.0% | 0.76% |
| 2021 | $1,773 +7.8% | 0.77% |
| 2020 | $1,645 | 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.
Prince George County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Prince George County's effective rate
On effective rate, Prince George County sits nearest Marion County (TX), Jackson County (OR), Columbia County (OR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are El Dorado County (CA), Platte County (MO), Monroe County (MO).
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
Prince George County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,180 of 16,150 returns from Prince George County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,179 - 43% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Virginia
Prince George County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Prince George County?
- Prince George County, Virginia scores C- (54/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-245). 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 Prince George County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Prince George County is $2,184, an effective rate of 0.74% on a $293,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Prince George County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Prince George County jumped 32.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,645 to $2,184, 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.
- How does Prince George County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Prince George County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.74% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Prince George County?
- Property taxes in Prince George County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $84,897 median household income.
What to do with Prince George County's UNDER rate
Inside Virginia, Prince George County's $2,184 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Virginia overview →
Prince George County ranks #41 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 Prince George County'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: 0.74%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,184/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Prince George County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Prince George County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Mercer County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Prince George County at $2,184/yr; rate 1.10% vs Prince George County 0.74%.
Dawes County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,183/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.45% vs Prince George County 0.74%.
Clay County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,182/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.27% vs Prince George County 0.74%.
Clayton County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,181/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.29% vs Prince George County 0.74%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Prince George County 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 Prince George County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.