Property tax in Augusta County, Virginia
In Augusta County, the property tax bill comes from the Augusta County Treasurer's Office. The 2026 bill is paid in 2 installments, and the next one is due December 7, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Augusta County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Augusta County, Virginia is $1,446 a year, which is about 0.47% of the county's median home value of $306,100. That effective rate is lower than the typical Virginia county (0.6%) and lower 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 Augusta County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Augusta County Treasurer's Office. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Augusta County Commissioner of the Revenue, Real Estate Department, 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.
The Commissioner of the Revenue's Real Estate Department keeps the assessments, which change only in a general reassessment (the last took effect January 1, 2024; the county reassesses every four to six years), and the Treasurer sends the bills and collects. The part of the Town of Grottoes that lies in Augusta County also owes a town real estate tax, billed separately by the town; Craigsville levies no town real estate tax. Owners with an escrow account usually do not get a copy of the bill; one who does should forward it to the mortgage company. Online payment by e-check is free; credit and debit cards carry a 2.7% convenience fee, and card payments are not taken by phone. Mailed payments go to County of Augusta, P.O. Box 590, Verona, VA 24482.
When are property taxes due in Augusta County?
For the 2026 bill, Augusta County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due June 5, 2026 and the last December 7, 2026. The next one due is the second half, on December 7, 2026. A payment not received or postmarked by the due date is delinquent and carries a late payment penalty of 10% of the unpaid balance, and interest at 10% a year then accrues on the unpaid tax. A payment plan with the Treasurer does not remove the penalty or stop interest. Property with one or more years of unpaid tax can be sold at a court-ordered sale.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | June 5, 2026 (passed) | The yearly tax is billed in two equal halves, and an owner may pay the whole year in June. A mailed payment must be postmarked by the due date, and a payment in the Treasurer's 24-hour drop box counts as on time if deposited by midnight of the due date. The Treasurer also offers automatic bank drafts, either in equal monthly payments on the 3rd of each month or as one lump sum. |
| Second half | December 7, 2026 | The usual second-half due date is December 5. In 2026 December 5 is a Saturday, and the county says that when a due date falls on a weekend the due date moves to the next business day, which is Monday, December 7, 2026. |
From Augusta County'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 Augusta County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Augusta County's average effective rate of 0.47% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,439 / year
Property tax in Augusta County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,446 |
| Median home value | $306,100 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.47% |
| 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 Augusta County compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Augusta County has the 118th highest effective property-tax rate: 117 rank higher and 15 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2739th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Augusta County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Augusta County's 24,924 owner-occupied homes, 8.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 25.4% pay at least $2,000, and 14.7% pay under $800. Another 4% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 3,657 | 14.7% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 9,043 | 36.3% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 4,891 | 19.6% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 4,224 | 16.9% |
| $3,000 or more | 2,117 | 8.5% |
| No property tax paid | 992 | 4% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,450 and owners without one pay $1,441. That is within 10% either way, so in Augusta County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Augusta County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,446 is about 1.6% of the median income of Augusta County homeowner households, $90,667 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 80.2% of Augusta County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Augusta County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,191 in 2015-2019 to $1,446 in 2020-2024, a 21.4% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 43%, from $214,000 to $306,100. 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 Augusta County
Augusta County borders 9 counties, 1 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County, VA | 0.75% | $3,719 | $495,400 |
| Staunton city, VA | 0.7% | $1,818 | $259,200 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | 0.67% | $1,639 | $245,500 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | 0.6% | $1,492 | $248,800 |
| Highland County, VA | 0.57% | $1,135 | $200,000 |
| Rockingham County, VA | 0.53% | $1,645 | $313,000 |
| Nelson County, VA | 0.5% | $1,622 | $321,700 |
| Augusta County, VA (this county) | 0.47% | $1,446 | $306,100 |
| Bath County, VA | 0.39% | $797 | $206,700 |
| Pendleton County, WV | 0.34% | $633 | $183,800 |
How is a home assessed in Augusta County?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Augusta County included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Augusta County?
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 Augusta County. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, Augusta County runs its own:
- Tax Relief for the Elderly and Disabled: For an owner aged 65 or older, or permanently and totally disabled, before January 1 of the tax year, who lives in the home as their sole dwelling, with combined household income of $55,000 or less in the prior year and net worth of $125,000 or less (not counting the home): the county exempts part or all of the real estate tax on the home. Since 2025, net worth subtracts debts such as a mortgage, car loan and credit cards, and defined contribution retirement accounts are valued like pensions. A new application is required every year. Apply by April 1 (applications are accepted from January 1).
How to appeal your Augusta County property assessment
In Augusta County you appeal to the Augusta County Circuit Court (a Board of Equalization is appointed only in the year after a general reassessment). The deadline: The current values come from the reassessment that took effect January 1, 2024, and the Board of Equalization finished hearing appeals of it in October 2024; the county says appeals filed on or after November 1, 2024 go to the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Under Virginia law (Code of Virginia section 58.1-3984), an owner may apply to the Circuit Court within three years from the last day of the tax year the assessment is for, or within one year from the date of the assessment, whichever is later. 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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Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Augusta County's tax rate to hand.
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Sales tax in Augusta County
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Augusta County, 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.