Property tax in Brunswick County, Virginia
The median property tax bill in Brunswick County, Virginia is $820 a year, which is about 0.57% of the county's median home value of $142,700. 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.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Brunswick County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Brunswick County's average effective rate of 0.57% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $813 / year
Property tax in Brunswick County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $820 |
| Median home value | $142,700 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.57% |
| 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 Brunswick County compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Brunswick County has the 77th highest effective property-tax rate: 76 rank higher and 56 rank lower. That is near the middle for Virginia. Nationally, it ranks 2386th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Brunswick County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Brunswick County's 4,822 owner-occupied homes, 6.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 14% pay at least $2,000, and 48.2% pay under $800. Another 1.6% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 2,323 | 48.2% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 1,447 | 30% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 300 | 6.2% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 351 | 7.3% |
| $3,000 or more | 323 | 6.7% |
| No property tax paid | 78 | 1.6% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $931 and owners without one pay $730. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Brunswick County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $820 is about 1.4% of the median income of Brunswick County homeowner households, $59,276 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 74.4% of Brunswick 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 Brunswick County?
Yes. The median bill went from $592 in 2015-2019 to $820 in 2020-2024, a 38.5% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 27.2%, from $112,200 to $142,700. Bills rose faster than values, which usually means local rates went up or an exemption shrank.
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 Brunswick County
Brunswick County borders 7 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton County, NC | 1.08% | $1,239 | $114,500 |
| Warren County, NC | 0.71% | $1,093 | $154,200 |
| Brunswick County, VA (this county) | 0.57% | $820 | $142,700 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | 0.55% | $1,409 | $257,800 |
| Greensville County, VA | 0.54% | $855 | $159,400 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | 0.45% | $859 | $192,600 |
| Nottoway County, VA | 0.45% | $761 | $167,500 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | 0.39% | $578 | $150,100 |
How is a home assessed in Brunswick County?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Brunswick County included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
When are property taxes due in Brunswick County?
Set locally. Each county, city or town bills on its own schedule, commonly semiannually, and sets its own due dates and late penalties. Virginia has no statewide due date.
That is the Virginia rule. Brunswick County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.
How to appeal your Brunswick County property assessment
You contest the assessed value with the Local Board of Equalization, then circuit court. That is the Virginia rule; Brunswick County sets the exact dates and forms. The Virginia appeal process step by step.
Virginia rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Virginia page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Brunswick County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Virginia income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Virginia actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Brunswick County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Brunswick 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.