Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Shenandoah County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Shenandoah County pays $1,528 a year, an effective rate of 0.52%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,528
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.52%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -23%
- vs U.S. average
- #106 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Shenandoah County pay a median $1,528 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.52%, more affordable than 81% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,528
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.52%
- Effective rate on median home
- #580 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -23%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($294,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 44,925. Owner-occupied homes: 13,174.
The median annual property tax in Shenandoah County is $1,528, which is 45% lower than the Virginia state average and 23% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.52% on a median home value of $294,900. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
Shenandoah County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Shenandoah County's 0.52% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 81%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Virginia median
Homeowners in Shenandoah County pay a median annual property tax of $1,528, notably lower than the national median and well below the Virginia state median. On a $294,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.52% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Virginia counties by effective rate
Shenandoah County ranks #106 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (20% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Shenandoah County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $67,191 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Shenandoah 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 9.3% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 63% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 37.2%, the median bill rose 24.5% to $1,528: 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 $1,227 to $1,528, a gain of 25%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 4,328 of 13,174 owner-occupied homes (32.9%). 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 2.3% 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 Shenandoah County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Shenandoah County homeowners, 4,328 of 13,174 owner-occupied homes (32.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 14.7% (1,933)
- $800 to $1,499 32.9% (4,328)
- $1,500 to $1,999 20.2% (2,656)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.2% (2,404)
- $3,000 or more 11.4% (1,500)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
353 homes here (2.7%) 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 Shenandoah County pay about the same bill, within a 6% gap either way.
Shenandoah County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Shenandoah County's effective rate is higher than 20% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #106 of 133.
Where Shenandoah County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.52% Among the most affordable more affordable than 81% 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 Shenandoah County moved from $1,227 in the 2020 release to $1,528 in 2024, a change of about 25%. 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.
Shenandoah County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Shenandoah County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.3% | - | - |
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.
Shenandoah County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Shenandoah County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,528 +5.3% | 0.52% |
| 2023 | $1,451 +3.6% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | $1,400 +9.5% | 0.57% |
| 2021 | $1,278 +4.2% | 0.57% |
| 2020 | $1,227 | 0.57% |
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.
Shenandoah County: tax-to-income at 2.3%
Counties near Shenandoah County's effective rate
On effective rate, Shenandoah County sits nearest Morgan County (UT), Washington County (TN), Unicoi County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Pacific County (WA), Coshocton County (OH), Becker County (MN).
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
Shenandoah County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,410 of 22,090 returns from Shenandoah County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,985 - 37% 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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Shenandoah County rate FAQs
- How does Shenandoah County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Shenandoah County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.52% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Shenandoah County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Shenandoah County is $1,528, an effective rate of 0.52% on a $294,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Shenandoah County?
- Shenandoah County, Virginia scores B- (66/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-96). 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 Shenandoah County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Shenandoah County jumped 24.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,227 to $1,528, 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 Shenandoah County?
- Property taxes in Shenandoah County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $67,191 median household income.
What to do with Shenandoah County's QUIET rate
Inside Virginia, Shenandoah County's $1,528 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Virginia overview →
Shenandoah County ranks #106 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 Shenandoah 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: 0.52%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,528/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Shenandoah County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Shenandoah County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Columbiana County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,527/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.01% vs Shenandoah County 0.52%.
Hale County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,525/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.31% vs Shenandoah County 0.52%.
Live Oak County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,525/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.96% vs Shenandoah County 0.52%.
Schleicher County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,532/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.25% vs Shenandoah County 0.52%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.