Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Suffolk city Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Suffolk city pays $3,229 a year, an effective rate of 0.93%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,229
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.93%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +62%
- vs U.S. average
- #12 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Suffolk city pay a median $3,229 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.93%, more affordable than 41% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,229
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.93%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1861 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +62%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($347,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 98,796. Owner-occupied homes: 26,816.
The median annual property tax in Suffolk city is $3,229, which is 16% higher than the Virginia state average and 62% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.93% on a median home value of $347,400. Property taxes represent 3.5% of the median household income in this county.
Why Suffolk city's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Suffolk city pay a median annual property tax of $3,229, far above the national median and notably higher than the Virginia state median. On a $347,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.93% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Low among Virginia counties by effective rate
Suffolk city ranks #12 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (91% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Suffolk city's 0.93% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 41%).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Suffolk city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $92,666 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Suffolk 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 7.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 71% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 30.8%, the median bill rose 21.6% to $3,229: 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 $2,656 to $3,229, a gain of 22%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 13,709 of 26,816 owner-occupied homes (51.1%) 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.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 3.5% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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 Suffolk city Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Suffolk city homeowners, 13,709 of 26,816 owner-occupied homes (51.1%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.0% (1,351)
- $800 to $1,499 10.5% (2,813)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.9% (2,388)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.2% (4,881)
- $3,000 or more 51.1% (13,709)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,674 homes here (6.2%) 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 Suffolk city pay about the same bill, a 6% gap.
Suffolk city's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Suffolk city's HEAVY ACS 2024 figure.
Suffolk city's median bill is 16% above the Virginia median and 62% above the U.S. median.
Above Virginia on both measures
Suffolk city's effective rate runs 27% over the Virginia median and its bill 16% over. When both move together the rate is not being offset by cheaper housing, so the $3,229 median bill is carrying the full weight of the higher rate rather than a valuation difference. This is a comparison of two published medians, not a statement about any individual parcel.
Suffolk city vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Suffolk city | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.5% | - | - |
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.
Is Suffolk city's $3,229 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Suffolk city's $3,229 ACS median (HEAVY), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $323/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Virginia.
Suffolk city bill trail · HEAVY
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,229 +5.1% | 0.93% |
| 2023 | $3,073 +4.3% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | $2,945 +8.1% | 0.94% |
| 2021 | $2,725 +2.6% | 1.00% |
| 2020 | $2,656 | 1.00% |
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.
Suffolk city: tax-to-income at 3.5%
Counties near Suffolk city's median bill
On effective rate, Suffolk city sits nearest Karnes County (TX), Blanco County (TX), Butte County (SD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Johnson County (TN), Murray County (OK), Newton 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
Suffolk city: only 13% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 5,830 of 46,190 returns from Suffolk city reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,532 - 39% 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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Suffolk city bill FAQs
- How does Suffolk city property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Suffolk city run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.93% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Suffolk city?
- Suffolk city, Virginia scores F (33/100) 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 B- (+$189). 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 Suffolk city?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Suffolk city jumped 21.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,656 to $3,229, 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 is the average property tax in Suffolk city, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Suffolk city is $3,229, an effective rate of 0.93% on a $347,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Suffolk city?
- Property taxes in Suffolk city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $92,666 median household income.
What to do with Suffolk city's HEAVY bill
Suffolk city's $3,229 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Suffolk city ranks #12 of 133 Virginia counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Virginia overview →
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Suffolk city's HEAVY median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.93%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,229/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Suffolk city
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Suffolk city (UNDER · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER HEAVY
Caldwell County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,235/yr (near-tied bill ABS $6); rate 1.35% vs Suffolk city 0.93%.
Clatsop County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,236/yr (near-tied bill ABS $7); rate 0.69% vs Suffolk city 0.93%.
Oconee County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,222/yr (near-tied bill ABS $7); rate 0.70% vs Suffolk city 0.93%.
Sheboygan County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,236/yr (near-tied bill ABS $7); rate 1.39% vs Suffolk city 0.93%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Suffolk city stamps UNDER · HEAVY - 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 Suffolk city (UNDER · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.