Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Waynesboro city Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Waynesboro city pays $1,639 a year, an effective rate of 0.67%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,639
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.67%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -18%
- vs U.S. average
- #50 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in Waynesboro city pay a median $1,639 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.67%, more affordable than 63% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,639
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.67%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1158 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -18%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($245,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 22,841. Owner-occupied homes: 5,898.
The median annual property tax in Waynesboro city is $1,639, which is 41% lower than the Virginia state average and 18% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.67% on a median home value of $245,500. Property taxes represent 2.7% of the median household income in this county.
Waynesboro city's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Waynesboro city's 0.67% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 63%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Virginia median
Homeowners in Waynesboro city pay a median annual property tax of $1,639, notably lower than the national median and well below the Virginia state median. On a $245,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.67% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Virginia counties by effective rate
Waynesboro city ranks #50 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (62% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Waynesboro city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $59,994 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Waynesboro 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 8.7% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 65% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 33.7%, the median bill rose 22.1% to $1,639: 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 $1,342 to $1,639, 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 2,056 of 5,898 owner-occupied homes (34.9%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 2.7% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Waynesboro city Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Waynesboro city homeowners, 2,056 of 5,898 owner-occupied homes (34.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.4% (378)
- $800 to $1,499 34.9% (2,056)
- $1,500 to $1,999 25.0% (1,476)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.0% (1,063)
- $3,000 or more 12.2% (717)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
208 homes here (3.5%) 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 Waynesboro city pay about the same bill, within a 6% gap either way.
Waynesboro city's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Waynesboro city's effective rate is higher than 62% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #50 of 133.
Where Waynesboro city sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.67% Among the most affordable more affordable than 63% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Virginia, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 8% of the Virginia median, yet the median bill runs 41% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,639 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Waynesboro city vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Waynesboro city | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.7% | - | - |
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.
Waynesboro city is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
Waynesboro city rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,639 +3.9% | 0.67% |
| 2023 | $1,578 +3.3% | 0.67% |
| 2022 | $1,528 +9.3% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | $1,398 +4.2% | 0.74% |
| 2020 | $1,342 | 0.73% |
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.
Waynesboro city: tax-to-income at 2.7%
Counties near Waynesboro city's effective rate
On effective rate, Waynesboro city sits nearest Lake County (TN), Richland County (SC), Newberry County (SC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bibb County (AL), Franklin County (KY), Valley County (NE).
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
Waynesboro city: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 460 of 11,740 returns from Waynesboro city reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,967 - 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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Waynesboro city rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Waynesboro city, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Waynesboro city is $1,639, an effective rate of 0.67% on a $245,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Waynesboro city property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Waynesboro city run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.67% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Waynesboro city?
- Waynesboro city, Virginia scores C (57/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-102). 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 Waynesboro city?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Waynesboro city jumped 22.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,342 to $1,639, 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 Waynesboro city?
- Property taxes in Waynesboro city run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $59,994 median household income.
What to do with Waynesboro city's QUIET rate
Inside Virginia, Waynesboro city's $1,639 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Virginia overview →
Waynesboro city ranks #50 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 Waynesboro city'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: 0.67%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,639/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Waynesboro city
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Waynesboro city (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Alpena County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Waynesboro city at $1,639/yr; rate 1.06% vs Waynesboro city 0.67%.
Graham County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,641/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.83% vs Waynesboro city 0.67%.
Neosho County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,637/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.47% vs Waynesboro city 0.67%.
Allegany County, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,636/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.06% vs Waynesboro city 0.67%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Waynesboro city 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 Waynesboro city (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.