Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Rappahannock County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Rappahannock County pays $2,505 a year, an effective rate of 0.49%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,505
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.49%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +26%
- vs U.S. average
- #112 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Rappahannock County pay a median $2,505 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.49%, more affordable than 84% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,505
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.49%
- Effective rate on median home
- #486 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 ($506,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 7,427. Owner-occupied homes: 2,191.
The median annual property tax in Rappahannock County is $2,505, which is 10% lower than the Virginia state average and 26% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.49% on a median home value of $506,400. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Rappahannock County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Rappahannock County's 0.49% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 84%).
Decision signal 2
High among Virginia counties by effective rate
Rappahannock County ranks #112 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (16% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Rappahannock County pay a median annual property tax of $2,505, well above the national median and notably lower than the Virginia state median. On a $506,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.49% 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 Rappahannock County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $83,380 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Rappahannock 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 gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Rappahannock County rose 29.0%, from $392,600 to $506,400. The effective rate fell 20.4% over the same span, a steeper move than in 84% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 2.6%, to $2,505. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $2,441 to $2,505, a change of 3%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 893 of 2,191 owner-occupied homes (40.8%) 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.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 3.0% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 Rappahannock County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Rappahannock County homeowners, 893 of 2,191 owner-occupied homes (40.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 3.8% (84)
- $800 to $1,499 19.5% (427)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.3% (378)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.6% (385)
- $3,000 or more 40.8% (893)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
24 homes here (1.1%) 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 Rappahannock County pay about the same bill, within a 5% gap either way.
Rappahannock County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Rappahannock County's effective rate is higher than 16% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #112 of 133.
Where Rappahannock County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.49% Among the most affordable more affordable than 84% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Rappahannock County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Rappahannock County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Rappahannock County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Rappahannock County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,505 -10.1% | 0.49% |
| 2023 | $2,787 +1.3% | 0.57% |
| 2022 | $2,750 +6.1% | 0.54% |
| 2021 | $2,593 +6.2% | 0.60% |
| 2020 | $2,441 | 0.62% |
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.
Rappahannock County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Rappahannock County's effective rate
On effective rate, Rappahannock County sits nearest Box Elder County (UT), Wayne County (TN), Claiborne County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Grant County (KS), Rich County (UT), Attala County (MS).
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
Rappahannock County: only 14% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 530 of 3,750 returns from Rappahannock County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,277 - 40% of those reporters sat in the $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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Rappahannock County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Rappahannock County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Rappahannock County is $2,505, an effective rate of 0.49% on a $506,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Rappahannock County?
- Rappahannock County, Virginia scores C- (54/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-120). 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 Rappahannock County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Rappahannock County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.49% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Rappahannock County?
- Property taxes in Rappahannock County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $83,380 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Rappahannock County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Rappahannock County ticked up 2.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,441 to $2,505, 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 Rappahannock County's QUIET rate
Rappahannock County's $2,505 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Rappahannock County ranks #112 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 Rappahannock 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: 0.49%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,505/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Rappahannock County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Rappahannock County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Clark County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Rappahannock County at $2,505/yr; rate 1.45% vs Rappahannock County 0.49%.
Cass County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,504/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.86% vs Rappahannock County 0.49%.
Davidson County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,506/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.60% vs Rappahannock County 0.49%.
Iroquois County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,504/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.82% vs Rappahannock County 0.49%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.