Property tax in Page County, Virginia
In Page County, the property tax bill comes from the Page 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 Page County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Page County, Virginia is $1,497 a year, which is about 0.64% of the county's median home value of $233,200. 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 Page County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Page County Treasurer's Office. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Page 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 values property and the Treasurer sends the bills and collects. Property inside the Towns of Luray, Shenandoah and Stanley also owes a town real estate tax on top of the county bill; ask the town about that bill. If you sell property, forward the tax bill to the new owner or return it to the Treasurer's Office. Card payments carry a 2.81% fee; cash and checks carry none. Mailed and in-person payments go to the Treasurer's Office, 103 South Court Street, Suite A, Luray, VA 22835.
When are property taxes due in Page County?
For the 2026 bill, Page 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. Penalty and interest are charged on any bill not paid by its due date, and not receiving a bill does not excuse them. The county's tax pages do not print its rates. Virginia law sets the most a county may charge: a penalty of 10% of the tax past due (or $10 if that is more, but never more than the tax), and interest of up to 10% a year in the first year, starting no earlier than the day after the due date. These are legal maximums, not a statement of the county's own rates.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | June 5, 2026 (passed) | The yearly real estate tax is collected 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. The county's pages do not restate a weekend rule, but Virginia law (Code of Virginia section 1-210 E) lets an act due on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday be done on the next business day, so a payment made on Monday, December 7, 2026 should be on time. Paying by Friday, December 4 avoids any doubt. A mailed payment is on time if postmarked by the due date. |
From Page 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 Page County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Page County's average effective rate of 0.64% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,492 / year
Property tax in Page County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,497 |
| Median home value | $233,200 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.64% |
| 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 Page County compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Page County has the 57th highest effective property-tax rate: 56 rank higher and 76 rank lower. That is near the middle for Virginia. Nationally, it ranks 2128th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Page County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Page County's 7,112 owner-occupied homes, 14.3% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 36.2% pay at least $2,000, and 15.5% 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 | 1,105 | 15.5% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 2,405 | 33.8% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 916 | 12.9% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 1,559 | 21.9% |
| $3,000 or more | 1,016 | 14.3% |
| No property tax paid | 111 | 1.6% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,535 and owners without one pay $1,472. That is within 10% either way, so in Page County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Page County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,497 is about 2.3% of the median income of Page County homeowner households, $65,729 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 71.8% of Page 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 Page County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,270 in 2015-2019 to $1,497 in 2020-2024, a 17.9% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 37.8%, from $169,200 to $233,200. 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 Page County
Page County borders 6 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page County, VA (this county) | 0.64% | $1,497 | $233,200 |
| Greene County, VA | 0.61% | $2,086 | $343,300 |
| Madison County, VA | 0.53% | $1,968 | $370,300 |
| Rockingham County, VA | 0.53% | $1,645 | $313,000 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | 0.52% | $1,528 | $294,900 |
| Warren County, VA | 0.52% | $1,819 | $348,400 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | 0.49% | $2,505 | $506,400 |
How is a home assessed in Page County?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Page County included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Page 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 Page County. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, Page County runs its own:
- Tax Relief for the Elderly: For an owner aged 65 or older, or totally disabled, on December 31 before the tax year, whose household income does not exceed the county's median household income and whose net worth does not exceed $114,000: the county exempts 100%, 50% or 25% of the real estate tax depending on how income compares with the median (100% at 40% of the median or less, 50% up to 50%, 25% up to 60%, nothing above 60%). It is an exemption, not a deferral, so nothing is owed back later. A new application is required every year, filed with the Commissioner of the Revenue. Apply by April 1 (applications are accepted from January 1).
How to appeal your Page County property assessment
In Page County you appeal to the Page County Board of Equalization for the 2026 general reassessment; otherwise the Page County Circuit Court. The deadline: For the 2026 general reassessment, appeals to the Board of Equalization, with all written evidence, had to be delivered or postmarked by July 1, 2026. The county appoints a Board of Equalization only after a general reassessment, which it holds every four to six years. 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 Page County
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Page 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.