Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Southampton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Southampton County pays $1,418 a year, an effective rate of 0.66%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,418
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.66%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -29%
- vs U.S. average
- #52 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Southampton County pay a median $1,418 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.66%, more affordable than 64% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,418
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.66%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1116 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -29%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($216,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 17,964. Owner-occupied homes: 5,227.
The median annual property tax in Southampton County is $1,418, which is 49% lower than the Virginia state average and 29% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.66% on a median home value of $216,200. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Southampton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Southampton County's 0.66% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 64%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Southampton County pay a median annual property tax of $1,418, well below the national median and well below the Virginia state median. On a $216,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.66% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Southampton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $70,795 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Virginia counties by effective rate
Southampton County ranks #52 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (61% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Southampton 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 6.0% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 75% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 22.4%, the median bill rose 15.1% to $1,418: 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 $1,232 to $1,418, a gain of 15%. 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 1,765 of 5,227 owner-occupied homes (33.8%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 2.0% of median household income. That is the comfortable middle of this dataset, and comfortable middles are easy to overlook when only rankings get published.
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 Southampton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Southampton County homeowners, 1,765 of 5,227 owner-occupied homes (33.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.4% (960)
- $800 to $1,499 33.8% (1,765)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.2% (796)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.1% (790)
- $3,000 or more 13.4% (700)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
216 homes here (4.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Southampton County, mortgaged homeowners pay 21% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Southampton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Southampton County's effective rate is higher than 61% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #52 of 133.
Where Southampton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.66% Among the most affordable more affordable than 64% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Southampton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Southampton County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Southampton County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Southampton County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,418 +2.8% | 0.66% |
| 2023 | $1,380 +1.6% | 0.66% |
| 2022 | $1,358 +4.9% | 0.68% |
| 2021 | $1,294 +5.0% | 0.71% |
| 2020 | $1,232 | 0.70% |
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.
Southampton County: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near Southampton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Southampton County sits nearest Gibson County (TN), Williamsburg County (SC), Pottawatomie County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bennington County (VT), Camden County (NJ), Ford County (IL).
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
Southampton County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 450 of 7,760 returns from Southampton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,638 - 31% 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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Southampton County rate FAQs
- How does Southampton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Southampton County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.66% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Southampton County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Southampton County is $1,418, an effective rate of 0.66% on a $216,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Southampton County?
- Southampton County, Virginia scores C+ (61/100) 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 income room at B- (2.0%). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Southampton County?
- Property taxes in Southampton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $70,795 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Southampton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Southampton County climbed 15.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,232 to $1,418, 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 Southampton County's QUIET rate
Southampton County's $1,418 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Southampton County ranks #52 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 Southampton 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: 0.66%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,418/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Southampton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Southampton County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Gallia County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Southampton County at $1,418/yr; rate 0.91% vs Southampton County 0.66%.
Gem County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Southampton County at $1,418/yr; rate 0.33% vs Southampton County 0.66%.
Goshen County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,419/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.59% vs Southampton County 0.66%.
Lake of the Woods County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,419/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.66% vs Southampton County 0.66%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Southampton County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - 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 Southampton County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.