Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
York County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in York County pays $2,794 a year, an effective rate of 0.64%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,794
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.64%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +40%
- vs U.S. average
- #58 of 133
- rank in VA
The verdict
Homeowners in York County pay a median $2,794 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.64%, more affordable than 67% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,794
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.64%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1040 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +40%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($433,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Virginia. Population: 71,005. Owner-occupied homes: 19,312.
The median annual property tax in York County is $2,794, which is 0% higher than the Virginia state average and 40% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.64% on a median home value of $433,200. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
York County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
York County's 0.64% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 67%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in York County pay a median annual property tax of $2,794, well above the national median and roughly in line with the Virginia state median. On a $433,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.64% 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 York County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $109,956 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Virginia counties by effective rate
York County ranks #58 of 133 counties in Virginia by effective rate (56% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in York 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 7.4% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 70% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 28.1%, the median bill rose 18.6% to $2,794: 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 $2,356 to $2,794, a gain of 19%. 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: 8,459 of 19,312 owner-occupied homes (43.8%) 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.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 2.5% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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 York County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of York County homeowners, 8,459 of 19,312 owner-occupied homes (43.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.2% (1,204)
- $800 to $1,499 13.4% (2,586)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.6% (2,050)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.1% (4,455)
- $3,000 or more 43.8% (8,459)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
558 homes here (2.9%) 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 York County pay about the same bill, within a 1% gap either way.
York County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
York County's effective rate is higher than 56% of the 133 counties in Virginia - ranking #58 of 133.
Where York County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.64% Among the most affordable more affordable than 67% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
York County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | York County | Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.5% | - | - |
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.
York County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Virginia counties.
York County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,794 +4.4% | 0.64% |
| 2023 | $2,676 +4.9% | 0.65% |
| 2022 | $2,552 +6.6% | 0.66% |
| 2021 | $2,393 +1.6% | 0.69% |
| 2020 | $2,356 | 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.
York County: tax-to-income at 2.5%
Counties near York County's effective rate
On effective rate, York County sits nearest Ward County (TX), Crook County (OR), Harper County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bandera County (TX), Clinton County (IL), Pocahontas County (IA).
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
York County: only 10% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 3,310 of 33,690 returns from York County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,007 - 40% 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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York County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in York County, Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in York County is $2,794, an effective rate of 0.64% on a $433,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does York County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in York County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.64% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for York County?
- York County, Virginia scores C- (52/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-18). 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 York County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for York County climbed 18.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,356 to $2,794, 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 York County?
- Property taxes in York County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $109,956 median household income.
What to do with York County's QUIET rate
York County's $2,794 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
York County ranks #58 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 York 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: 0.64%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,794/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with York County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for York County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Adams County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,793/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.45% vs York County 0.64%.
Pottawatomie County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,792/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.14% vs York County 0.64%.
Chippewa County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,798/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.08% vs York County 0.64%.
Flagler County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,789/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.76% vs York County 0.64%.
Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
York 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 York County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.