Property tax in Hanover County, Virginia
In Hanover County, the property tax bill comes from the Hanover County Treasurer's Office. Every due date for the 2026 bill has passed, and the county had not posted the next cycle's dates when we checked. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Hanover County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Hanover County, Virginia is $2,627 a year, which is about 0.66% of the county's median home value of $400,400. 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 Hanover County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Hanover County Treasurer's Office. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Hanover County Assessor's Office, 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 county Assessor values every property each year, and the Treasurer sends the bills and collects. Property in the Town of Ashland also gets a separate real estate tax bill from the town, which bills and collects its own tax on top of the county bill; the town's tax is normally due February 5 each year, and for 2026 the town moved it to March 5 while it changed accounting software. New construction and other changes are billed on supplemental bills due on the 5th of the month. Not receiving a bill does not remove the responsibility to pay. Payments can be made online by electronic check or credit card; card payments carry a convenience fee.
When are property taxes due in Hanover County?
Every due date for the 2026 bill has passed, and Hanover County had not posted the next cycle's dates when we checked on September 23, 2026. If that bill is still unpaid, the late-payment rules below apply to it. Counties usually repeat the schedule, but confirm the new dates on your next bill. For the 2026 bill, Hanover County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due June 5, 2026 and the last October 5, 2026. A payment made after the due date but by the end of that month carries a 2% penalty. If the tax is not paid by the end of the month, a 10% penalty is due and interest begins to accrue at 10% a year. Delinquent notices go out about ten days after a due date.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | June 5, 2026 (passed) | Bills are mailed about 30 days before the due date. A mailed payment is on time if postmarked on or before the due date, and an online payment is on time if made by midnight on the due date. |
| Second half | October 5, 2026 (passed) | Bills are mailed about 30 days before the due date. A mailed payment is on time if postmarked on or before the due date, and an online payment is on time if made by midnight on the due date. |
From Hanover 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 Hanover County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Hanover County's average effective rate of 0.66% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,643 / year
Property tax in Hanover County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,627 |
| Median home value | $400,400 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.66% |
| 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 Hanover County compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Hanover County has the 51st highest effective property-tax rate: 50 rank higher and 82 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Virginia. Nationally, it ranks 2058th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Hanover County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Hanover County's 35,055 owner-occupied homes, 36.6% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 68.4% pay at least $2,000, and 5.4% pay under $800. Another 3% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 1,909 | 5.4% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 3,798 | 10.8% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 4,293 | 12.2% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 11,164 | 31.8% |
| $3,000 or more | 12,844 | 36.6% |
| No property tax paid | 1,047 | 3% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,624 and owners without one pay $2,634. That is within 10% either way, so in Hanover County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Hanover County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,627 is about 2.1% of the median income of Hanover County homeowner households, $125,169 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 82.1% of Hanover 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 Hanover County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,984 in 2015-2019 to $2,627 in 2020-2024, a 32.4% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 41.5%, from $282,900 to $400,400. 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 Hanover County
Hanover County borders 7 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henrico County, VA | 0.71% | $2,565 | $359,200 |
| Hanover County, VA (this county) | 0.66% | $2,627 | $400,400 |
| New Kent County, VA | 0.64% | $2,503 | $393,600 |
| Louisa County, VA | 0.6% | $1,883 | $315,300 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | 0.58% | $2,347 | $404,900 |
| King William County, VA | 0.55% | $1,729 | $315,700 |
| Caroline County, VA | 0.52% | $1,597 | $307,700 |
| Goochland County, VA | 0.5% | $2,496 | $500,600 |
How is a home assessed in Hanover County?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Hanover County included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Hanover 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 Hanover County. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, Hanover County runs its own:
- Real Estate Tax Relief for the elderly and disabled: For an owner or part owner who lives on the property and is 65 or older or totally and permanently disabled, with gross combined income of $60,000 or less (counting the income of relatives other than a spouse who live in the home) and net worth of $400,000 or less (not counting the house and up to 10 acres); relief is set on a sliding scale by household income and ownership share, up to $3,500 a year, and must be applied for every year with the Commissioner of the Revenue. Apply by March 1 (the next business day if March 1 falls on a weekend or holiday).
How to appeal your Hanover County property assessment
In Hanover County you appeal to the Hanover County Board of Equalization (after an informal review with the Assessor's Office). The deadline: Assessment notices are mailed in late December, and informal reviews with the Assessor's Office are heard in January on dates printed on the notice. The Board of Equalization review form must be returned to the Assessor's Office by March 15. A further appeal goes to the Hanover County Circuit Court. 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 Hanover County's tax rate to hand.
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Sales tax in Hanover County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Hanover 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.