Property tax in King George County, Virginia
In King George County, the property tax bill comes from the King George County Treasurer. 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 King George County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in King George County, Virginia is $2,254 a year, which is about 0.53% of the county's median home value of $428,300. 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 King George County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the King George County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the King George County Commissioner of the Revenue, 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 assesses property and handles the elderly and disabled exemption; the Treasurer sends the bills and collects. Real estate and personal property taxes are normally due on the same two dates, June 5 and December 5. 2026 was a reassessment year, and the 2026 real estate rate is $0.58 per $100 of assessed value, down from $0.68 in 2025. Card payments, in the office or online, carry a 3% convenience fee. The Treasurer also accepts payments in installments during the year ahead of the bill; call 540-775-2571.
When are property taxes due in King George County?
For the 2026 bill, King George County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due July 6, 2026 and the last December 5, 2026. The next one due is the second half, on December 5, 2026. An installment not paid by its due date is charged a penalty of 10% of the tax past due or $10, whichever is greater, but never more than the tax itself. The tax and penalty then bear interest of 10% a year, starting the day after the due date.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | July 6, 2026 (passed) | The county code sets June 5 as the first-half due date. For 2026 the county extended it to Monday, July 6, 2026, because bills went out in early June. |
| Second half | December 5, 2026 | The county's pages print December 5. In 2026 December 5 is a Saturday. Virginia law lets a payment due on a weekend under a local ordinance be made on the next business day, which is Monday, December 7, 2026, but the county has not announced its 2026 second-half date, so paying by Friday, December 4 is the safe choice. |
From King George 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 King George County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at King George County's average effective rate of 0.53% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,270 / year
Property tax in King George County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,254 |
| Median home value | $428,300 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.53% |
| 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 King George County compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, King George County has the 95th highest effective property-tax rate: 94 rank higher and 38 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Virginia. Nationally, it ranks 2548th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in King George County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across King George County's 7,720 owner-occupied homes, 24.3% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 54.2% pay at least $2,000, and 3.7% pay under $800. Another 6.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 285 | 3.7% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 1,616 | 20.9% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,113 | 14.4% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 2,312 | 29.9% |
| $3,000 or more | 1,877 | 24.3% |
| No property tax paid | 517 | 6.7% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,294 and owners without one pay $2,091. That is within 10% either way, so in King George County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the King George County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,254 is about 1.7% of the median income of King George County homeowner households, $135,112 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 76.2% of King George 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 King George County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,709 in 2015-2019 to $2,254 in 2020-2024, a 31.9% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 39.1%, from $307,900 to $428,300. 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 King George County
King George County borders 5 counties, 1 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles County, MD | 1.01% | $4,339 | $428,500 |
| Stafford County, VA | 0.7% | $3,410 | $485,100 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | 0.6% | $1,628 | $269,600 |
| Essex County, VA | 0.57% | $1,348 | $238,100 |
| King George County, VA (this county) | 0.53% | $2,254 | $428,300 |
| Caroline County, VA | 0.52% | $1,597 | $307,700 |
How is a home assessed in King George County?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, King George County included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in King George 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 King George County. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, King George County runs its own:
- Exemption for the Elderly and Disabled: A county real estate tax exemption on the home for an owner (or either spouse) aged 65 or older, or permanently and totally disabled, who lives there as their sole dwelling, when the household's combined gross income is $40,000 or less and net worth is $60,000 or less (not counting the home and up to five acres). A new application is required every year. The county's cover letter asks for it by March 1, though the county code allows filing until April 1. Apply by March 1 (the county code allows until April 1).
How to appeal your King George County property assessment
In King George County you appeal to the King George County Board of Equalization (after an optional review by the county's reassessment contractor, VISION Government Solutions). The deadline: For the 2026 reassessment, reviews with VISION had to be filed by March 24, 2026, and appeals to the Board of Equalization were accepted from April 4 to May 4, 2026. 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 King George County's tax rate to hand.
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Sales tax in King George County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for King George 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.