How to Appeal Your Property Tax in Virginia
Virginia homeowners can appeal their property tax assessment if they believe it's too high. This guide covers the 2026 appeal deadline, required evidence, and step-by-step process.
How Virginia Assesses Property
Virginia assesses residential property at 100% of market value.
Virginia assesses property at 100% of fair market value.
The Appeal Process
Appeals are heard by the Board of Equalization. An informal review is available before filing a formal appeal.
Assessor (Informal)
Board of Equalization
Circuit Court
Virginia Appeal Deadline
What Overassessment Costs Virginia Homeowners
The median home in Virginia is worth $339,000. If your assessment is just 10% too high, you may be overpaying:
~$271/year
Effective tax rate: 0.8% · Median value: $339,000
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Virginia Counties
Chesterfield County
Median: $331,100 · Rate: 0.89%
Deadline: March 15
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Fairfax County
Median: $760,400 · Rate: 1.01%
Deadline: June 1
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Falls Church County
Median: $968,600 · Rate: 1.23%
Deadline: April 15, 2026 for appeals to the Assessor; June 5, 2026 for Board of Equalization appeals
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Henrico County
Median: $306,900 · Rate: 0.74%
Deadline: April 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST every year
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Loudoun County
Median: $495,000 · Rate: 0.79%
Deadline: June 1, 2026
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Mecklenburg County
Median: $169,400 · Rate: 0.49%
Deadline: June 19, 2026
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Orange County
Median: $364,200 · Rate: 0.76%
Deadline: September 15, 2026 for Board of Equalization appeals (departmental appeals typically due in August)
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Prince William County
Median: $377,700 · Rate: 0.90%
Deadline: July 1, 2026
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Virginia Guides & Resources
📋 How to Appeal Property Taxes in Virginia: Complete 2026 Guide
Complete guide with deadlines, forms, and step-by-step instructions
📋 How Much Can Property Taxes Increase in Virginia? 2026 Complete Guide
Virginia caps, limits, and protections
📅 Virginia Property Tax Appeal Deadline 2026: Varies by Locality
Virginia filing deadlines and process
🏦 Every Virginia Locality Sets Its Own Reassessment Clock. Your Mortgage Servicer Uses Only One.
Virginia's reassessment cycles run from one year to six depending on your locality, and that difference reshapes how, and how fast, your mortgage escrow account reacts to a corrected value.
🔑 How Property Taxes Actually Work When You Inherit a Virginia Home: 133 Localities, 133 Different Answers
No reassessment at transfer and no inheritance tax, but a probate tax at the courthouse, relief programs that die with the owner, and rollback taxes on land use changes. Your city or county decides almost everything else.
👤 Virginia's §58.1-3210 Authorizes Localities to Set Their Own Senior Real Estate Tax Relief, and 2025 Changed How Defined Contribution Retirement Accounts Get Counted Toward Net Worth Limits
Pure locality-administered + 2025 IRA/net-worth methodology change worth re-applying under
Virginia Has No Homestead Exemption. Your City or County Sets Its Own Relief Program for Seniors and the Disabled.
Virginia has no statewide homestead exemption. Each locality sets its own elderly/disabled relief, and disabled veterans get a separate mandatory exemption.
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