Property tax in Henry County, Virginia
In Henry County, the property tax bill comes from the Henry County Treasurer's Office. The 2026 bill is due October 31, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Henry County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Henry County, Virginia is $637 a year, which is about 0.47% of the county's median home value of $134,800. 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 Henry County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Henry County Treasurer's Office. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Henry County Commissioner of the Revenue (Real Estate Department and Office of the Assessor of Real Estate), 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 runs the elderly and disabled relief program; the Treasurer sends the bills and collects. 2026 values come from a general reassessment, which Henry County carries out every four years. Owners whose value changed were mailed a notice; owners whose value did not change got no notice. Personal property tax has its own schedule, due December 1 with no penalty through December 15. Property inside the Town of Ridgeway also gets a separate town real estate bill, which the town mails and collects itself; the town's 2026 bill is also due October 1. Online payments run through Invoice Cloud, which charges a service fee. The county does not tell mortgage companies about a new assessment, so escrowed owners should send the notice to their lender.
When are property taxes due in Henry County?
For the 2026 bill, Henry County has one due date: October 31, 2026. The county code makes real estate tax due October 1 and charges no penalty or interest on payments made on or before October 31. October 31, 2026 is a Saturday. Virginia law lets an act due on a weekend under a local ordinance be done on the next business day, Monday, November 2, 2026, but the county has not said how it will treat the 2026 date, so paying by Friday, October 30 is the safe choice. Tax not paid by the end of the penalty-free period is charged a 10% penalty. Interest of 8% a year on the unpaid tax starts six months after the October 1 due date.
From Henry 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 Henry County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Henry 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: $634 / year
Property tax in Henry County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $637 |
| Median home value | $134,800 |
| 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 Henry County compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Henry County has the 120th highest effective property-tax rate: 119 rank higher and 13 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2741st of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Henry County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Henry County's 15,817 owner-occupied homes, 1.8% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 4.8% pay at least $2,000, and 61.9% pay under $800. Another 3.5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 9,788 | 61.9% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 4,047 | 25.6% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 673 | 4.3% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 482 | 3% |
| $3,000 or more | 281 | 1.8% |
| No property tax paid | 546 | 3.5% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $729 and owners without one pay $577. 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 Henry County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $637 is about 1.1% of the median income of Henry County homeowner households, $57,099 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 75.2% of Henry 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 Henry County?
Yes. The median bill went from $509 in 2015-2019 to $637 in 2020-2024, a 25.1% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 43.6%, from $93,900 to $134,800. 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 Henry County
Henry County borders 6 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville city, VA | 0.77% | $760 | $98,400 |
| Rockingham County, NC | 0.75% | $1,258 | $168,600 |
| Stokes County, NC | 0.6% | $1,179 | $196,700 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | 0.59% | $948 | $161,400 |
| Patrick County, VA | 0.55% | $845 | $153,400 |
| Franklin County, VA | 0.5% | $1,196 | $240,400 |
| Henry County, VA (this county) | 0.47% | $637 | $134,800 |
How is a home assessed in Henry County?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Henry County included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Henry 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 Henry County. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, Henry County runs its own:
- Tax Relief for the Elderly and Disabled: For an owner-occupant who is 65 or older, or permanently and totally disabled, as of January 1, with household income of $40,000 or less from all sources and net worth of $50,000 or less (not counting the home and one acre): the county exempts 80% of the real estate tax for income up to $20,000, 50% up to $30,000 and 20% up to $40,000, capped at $500 a year. These limits were adopted by the Board of Supervisors on May 26, 2026. Applicants must file every year. The county code requires filing after January 1 and before April 1, though the Commissioner may accept late filing from first-time applicants or in hardship cases; the county's relief page gives May 1. Apply by Before April 1 (the county's relief page gives May 1).
How to appeal your Henry County property assessment
In Henry County you appeal to the Henry County Board of Equalization (an owner may instead start with a review by the Office of the Assessor of Real Estate, or petition the Circuit Court directly). The deadline: For the 2026 general reassessment, Board of Equalization applications were due by 5:00 p.m. on March 31, 2026. The Assessor's Office takes questions and review requests about an assessment at any time of year. An owner who starts with the Board of Equalization can appeal its decision only to the 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 Henry County's tax rate to hand.
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Sales tax in Henry County
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Henry 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.