Independent cities property tax rates, 2025

Combined rates for each of 38 places, lowest first. Each page shows the rate of every taxing unit that makes up the total.

Lowest combined rate
0.620Williamsburg City
Highest combined rate
1.405Manassas Park City
Places
382025
Williamsburg City 1 0.620 0.620
Fredericksburg City 1 0.770 0.770
Winchester City 1 0.795 0.795
Radford City 1 0.820 0.820
Waynesboro City 1 0.820 0.820
Danville City 1 0.830 0.830
Covington City 1 0.850 0.850
Lynchburg City 1 0.890 0.890
Norton City 1 0.900 0.900
Buena Vista City 1 0.910 0.910
Staunton City 1 0.910 0.910
Emporia City 1 0.920 0.920
Galax City 1 0.920 0.920
Lexington City 1 0.920 0.920
Bristol City 1 0.930 0.930
Virginia Beach City 1 0.970 0.970
Charlottesville City 1 0.980 0.980
Martinsville City 1 0.990 0.990
Chesapeake City 1 1.010 1.010
Harrisonburg City 1 1.010 1.010
Franklin City 1 1.030 1.030
Fairfax City 1 1.055 1.055
Manassas City 1 1.070 1.070
Suffolk City 1 1.070 1.070
Alexandria City 1 1.135 1.135
Poquoson City 1 1.140 1.140
Hampton City 1 1.150 1.150
Hopewell City 1 1.170 1.170
Newport News City 1 1.180 1.180
Salem City 1 1.180 1.180
Colonial Heights City 1 1.200 1.200
Falls Church City 1 1.200 1.200
Richmond City 1 1.200 1.200
Roanoke City 1 1.220 1.220
Norfolk City 1 1.230 1.230
Portsmouth City 1 1.230 1.230
Petersburg City 1 1.270 1.270
Manassas Park City 1 1.405 1.405

Rates are per $100 of assessed value, 2025.

Source: Virginia Department of Taxation, TY 2025 Tax Rates for County, City, Town, and Districts. Retrieved 2026-10-24.

Property tax in Independent cities

In 2025, combined rates in Independent cities run from 0.620 in Williamsburg City to 1.405 in Manassas Park City, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,860 to $4,215 a year before credits or relief.

In Virginia, counties and independent cities each set a real estate tax rate. Towns sit inside counties, so a town property pays the county rate and the town rate. Independent cities belong to no county and set one rate.

Choose a place above to see each rate that makes up its total and estimate a bill, or read the Virginia property tax guide.