Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Roanoke city Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Roanoke city pays $1,893 a year, an effective rate of 0.99%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,893
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.99%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -5%
- vs U.S. average
- #7 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Roanoke city pay a median $1,893 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.99%, more affordable than 36% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,893
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.99%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2004 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -5%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($190,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 98,355. Owner-occupied homes: 22,852.
The median annual property tax in Roanoke city is $1,893, which is 32% lower than the Virginia state average and 5% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.99% on a median home value of $190,500. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Roanoke city's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Roanoke city's 0.99% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 36%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Virginia counties by effective rate
Roanoke city ranks #7 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (95% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Virginia median
Homeowners in Roanoke city pay a median annual property tax of $1,893, modestly below the national median and well below the Virginia state median. On a $190,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.99% 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 Roanoke city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $55,378 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Roanoke 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 8.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 67% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 41.2%, the median bill rose 29.7% to $1,893: 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 30% from $1,459 to $1,893. 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 5,356 of 22,852 (23.4%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 3.4% of median household income. The rate alone understates that; it is the pairing that matters.
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 Roanoke city Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Roanoke city homeowners, 5,356 of 22,852 owner-occupied homes (23.4%), 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% (2,373)
- $800 to $1,499 22.8% (5,216)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.1% (4,368)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.4% (5,356)
- $3,000 or more 20.7% (4,724)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
815 homes here (3.6%) 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 Roanoke city pay about the same bill, a 4% gap.
Roanoke city's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Roanoke city's effective rate is higher than 95% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #7 of 133.
Where Roanoke city sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.99% more affordable than 36% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Roanoke city taxes property at 0.99%, about 36% above the Virginia average, yet its median bill of $1,893 lands roughly 32% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Roanoke city vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Roanoke city | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.4% | - | - |
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.
Roanoke city is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Roanoke city rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,893 +3.6% | 0.99% |
| 2023 | $1,828 +6.9% | 1.01% |
| 2022 | $1,710 +7.8% | 1.06% |
| 2021 | $1,586 +8.7% | 1.13% |
| 2020 | $1,459 | 1.08% |
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.
Roanoke city: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Roanoke city's effective rate
On effective rate, Roanoke city sits nearest San Jacinto County (TX), Milam County (TX), McCulloch County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Ozark County (MO), Dare County (NC), Iberia Parish (LA).
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
Roanoke city: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,970 of 46,940 returns from Roanoke city reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,940 - 31% 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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Roanoke city rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Roanoke city, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Roanoke city is $1,893, an effective rate of 0.99% on a $190,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Roanoke city?
- Roanoke city, Virginia scores D (41/100) 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- (+$81). 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 Roanoke city property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Roanoke city run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.99% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Roanoke city?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Roanoke city jumped 29.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,459 to $1,893, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Roanoke city?
- Property taxes in Roanoke city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $55,378 median household income.
What to do with Roanoke city's UNDER rate
Inside Virginia, Roanoke city's $1,893 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Virginia overview →
Roanoke city ranks #7 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 Roanoke city'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: 0.99%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,893/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Roanoke city
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Roanoke city (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Wheeler County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Roanoke city at $1,893/yr; rate 0.69% vs Roanoke city 0.99%.
Fayette County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,894/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.45% vs Roanoke city 0.99%.
Sterling County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,894/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.29% vs Roanoke city 0.99%.
Christian County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,891/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.64% vs Roanoke city 0.99%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Roanoke city 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 Roanoke city (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.