Property tax in Fauquier County, Virginia
In Fauquier County, the property tax bill comes from the Fauquier County Treasurer's Office. The 2026 bill is paid in 2 installments, and the next one is due December 5, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Fauquier County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Fauquier County, Virginia is $4,320 a year, which is about 0.75% of the county's median home value of $573,700. That effective rate is higher 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 Fauquier County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Fauquier County Treasurer's Office. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Fauquier County Commissioner of the Revenue, Department of Real Estate Assessment, 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 values property and the Treasurer sends the bills and collects. Property inside the Towns of Warrenton, Remington and The Plains also owes a town real estate tax; ask the town about that bill. Online payment by e-check is free, and card and phone payments carry a convenience fee. Mailed payments go to the Fauquier County Treasurer, P.O. Box 677, Warrenton, VA 20188.
When are property taxes due in Fauquier County?
For the 2026 bill, Fauquier County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due June 5, 2026 and the last December 5, 2026. The next one due is the second half, on December 5, 2026. A balance not paid or postmarked by the due date gets a 2% late payment penalty, as long as the tax and penalty are paid in full by the last day of that month. Any balance still unpaid on the first day of the next month gets a 10% penalty instead. Interest of 10% a year is also charged; the county code allows it to start the day after the due date, and the Treasurer's office says it starts on the first day of the month after the due date. From the second year of delinquency the rate is 10% or the federal underpayment rate, whichever is higher. Not receiving a bill does not excuse the penalty and interest.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | June 5, 2026 (passed) | Real estate is billed in two halves, due June 5 and December 5. A mailed payment is on time if the U.S. Postal Service postmark is on or before the due date. |
| Second half | December 5, 2026 | December 5, 2026 is a Saturday, and the county says a due date that falls on a weekend moves to the next business day, which is Monday, December 7, 2026. A mailed payment is on time if the U.S. Postal Service postmark is on or before the due date. |
From Fauquier 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 Fauquier County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Fauquier County's average effective rate of 0.75% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $4,303 / year
Property tax in Fauquier County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $4,320 |
| Median home value | $573,700 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.75% |
| 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 Fauquier County compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Fauquier County has the 39th highest effective property-tax rate: 38 rank higher and 94 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Virginia. Nationally, it ranks 1744th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Fauquier County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Fauquier County's 21,066 owner-occupied homes, 69.2% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 81.1% pay at least $2,000, and 3.5% pay under $800. Another 5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 743 | 3.5% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 1,279 | 6.1% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 902 | 4.3% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 2,512 | 11.9% |
| $3,000 or more | 14,581 | 69.2% |
| No property tax paid | 1,049 | 5% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $4,351 and owners without one pay $4,238. That is within 10% either way, so in Fauquier County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Fauquier County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $4,320 is about 2.9% of the median income of Fauquier County homeowner households, $150,617 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 78.8% of Fauquier 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 Fauquier County?
Yes. The median bill went from $3,401 in 2015-2019 to $4,320 in 2020-2024, a 27% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 45.1%, from $395,500 to $573,700. 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 Fauquier County
Fauquier County borders 7 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William County, VA | 0.94% | $4,999 | $530,100 |
| Loudoun County, VA | 0.85% | $6,325 | $743,800 |
| Fauquier County, VA (this county) | 0.75% | $4,320 | $573,700 |
| Stafford County, VA | 0.7% | $3,410 | $485,100 |
| Culpeper County, VA | 0.52% | $2,141 | $409,200 |
| Warren County, VA | 0.52% | $1,819 | $348,400 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | 0.49% | $2,505 | $506,400 |
| Clarke County, VA | 0.48% | $2,657 | $550,100 |
How is a home assessed in Fauquier County?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Fauquier County included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Fauquier 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 Fauquier County. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, Fauquier County runs its own:
- Real Estate Tax Relief for the Elderly and Disabled: For an owner aged 65 or older on December 31 before the tax year, or permanently and totally disabled, who lives in the home as their sole dwelling, with total combined income of $72,000 or less (the first $10,000 of each live-in relative's income, other than a spouse, is not counted) and net worth of $440,000 or less, not counting the home and up to one acre: the county exempts the real estate tax on the home and up to five acres, and the exempted tax is never repaid. New applicants file with the Commissioner of the Revenue; for the next two years a certification of no change is enough, and a full application is due again in the third year. Apply by Applications are accepted all year for the current tax year (January 1 to December 31). The county's page asks returning participants to send the yearly certification by March 5, though the county code accepts it at any time during the year..
How to appeal your Fauquier County property assessment
In Fauquier County you appeal to the Fauquier County assessor (the Commissioner of the Revenue's Department of Real Estate Assessment), then the Fauquier County Board of Equalization. The deadline: Under the county code, an owner who wants a hearing with the county assessor must register and appeal by March 1 of each year; for 2026 that deadline has passed. For the 2026 general reassessment, the county set June 17, 2026 as the deadline to appeal to the Board of Equalization. The next general reassessment takes effect January 1, 2028. Under Virginia law (Code of Virginia section 58.1-3984), an owner may also 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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Sales tax in Fauquier County
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Fauquier 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.