Property tax in Alexandria city, Virginia
In Alexandria city, the property tax bill comes from the City of Alexandria Department of Finance, Treasury Division. The 2026 bill is paid in 2 installments, and the next one is due November 16, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Alexandria city's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Alexandria city, Virginia is $7,024 a year, which is about 0.96% of the county's median home value of $735,100. That effective rate is higher than the typical Virginia county (0.6%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Alexandria city, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the City of Alexandria Department of Finance, Treasury Division. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the City of Alexandria Office of Real Estate Assessments, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Alexandria is an independent city, so there is no separate county bill: the city values the home, bills it and collects it. The Office of Real Estate Assessments reassesses every property each year as of January 1 and mails notices in late February. The real estate bill also carries the city's refuse fee and stormwater utility fee. Payments can be made online by credit card, which carries a fee, or by eCheck.
When are property taxes due in Alexandria city?
For the 2026 bill, Alexandria city splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due June 15, 2026 and the last November 16, 2026. The next one due is the second half, on November 16, 2026. Tax not paid or postmarked by the due date carries a penalty of 5% of the tax if paid up to 15 days late, or 10% if paid more than 15 days late, or $10 if that is more. Interest starts the day after the due date, at 10% a year for the first year and 5% a year after that. Taxes are due on the due date even while a review or appeal is pending.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | June 15, 2026 (passed) | Bills are mailed in May. The city's rule is June 15, or the next business day if that falls on a weekend. |
| Second half | November 16, 2026 | The usual date is November 15. In 2026 November 15 is a Sunday, and the city's rule moves the due date to the next business day, Monday, November 16, the date printed on the 2026 assessment notice. Bills are mailed in early October. |
From Alexandria city's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Alexandria city
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Alexandria city's average effective rate of 0.96% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $7,057 / year
Property tax in Alexandria city at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $7,024 |
| Median home value | $735,100 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.96% |
| Typical Virginia county rate | 0.6% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Alexandria city compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Alexandria city has the 8th highest effective property-tax rate: 7 rank higher and 125 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 1231st of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Alexandria city actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Alexandria city's 32,065 owner-occupied homes, 81.8% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 91.1% pay at least $2,000, and 1.9% pay under $800. Another 3.1% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 602 | 1.9% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 645 | 2% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 608 | 1.9% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 2,975 | 9.3% |
| $3,000 or more | 26,242 | 81.8% |
| No property tax paid | 993 | 3.1% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $6,910 and owners without one pay $7,461. That is within 10% either way, so in Alexandria city paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Alexandria city property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $7,024 is about 3.9% of the median income of Alexandria city homeowner households, $180,941 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 42.1% of Alexandria city's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Alexandria city?
Yes. The median bill went from $5,750 in 2015-2019 to $7,024 in 2020-2024, a 22.2% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 28.3%, from $572,900 to $735,100. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Alexandria city
Alexandria city borders 4 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County, MD | 1.12% | $4,771 | $426,000 |
| Fairfax County, VA | 1.01% | $7,368 | $732,800 |
| Alexandria city, VA (this county) | 0.96% | $7,024 | $735,100 |
| Arlington County, VA | 0.91% | $8,153 | $895,000 |
| District of Columbia, DC | 0.58% | $4,312 | $737,100 |
How is a home assessed in Alexandria city?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Alexandria city included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Alexandria city?
No. Virginia has no general homestead exemption; relief is limited to the elderly and disabled, disabled veterans, and surviving spouses of service members and first responders killed in the line of duty. That is the Virginia rule, and it applies in Alexandria city. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, Alexandria city runs its own:
- Real Estate Tax Relief and Assistance Program for Elderly and Disabled Persons: For owner-occupants 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled (or who become so during the year) with household assets of $430,000 or less, not counting the home and one acre: the full tax is exempt if 2025 household income was $55,000 or less, 50% up to $72,000 and 25% up to $100,000, and applicants with income over $100,000 up to $120,000 may defer their taxes instead, with deferred taxes repaid with interest when the home is sold or the owner dies. Apply by April 15.
How to appeal your Alexandria city property assessment
In Alexandria city you appeal to the Alexandria Board of Equalization (after an optional departmental review by the Office of Real Estate Assessments). The deadline: For the 2026 assessment, a request for departmental review had to be filed by March 16, 2026, and an appeal to the Board of Equalization by June 1, 2026 (postmarked or delivered by that day), with all supporting data filed with the appeal. The city says there are no exceptions. Each year's assessment notice, mailed in late February, prints that year's deadlines. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Virginia's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Virginia rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Virginia page.
Work out your own numbers
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Sales tax in Alexandria city
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Alexandria city, Virginia: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.