Property tax in Prince Edward County, Virginia
In Prince Edward County, the property tax bill comes from the Prince Edward County Treasurer's Office. The Calendar Year 2026 bill is due December 5, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Prince Edward County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Prince Edward County, Virginia is $921 a year, which is about 0.43% of the county's median home value of $216,600. 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 Prince Edward County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Prince Edward County Treasurer's Office. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Prince Edward 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 Treasurer's Office bills and collects; the Commissioner of the Revenue keeps the real estate records and handles tax relief. The 2025 general reassessment was done by a contracted firm, Wampler-Eanes Appraisal Group. Homes in the Town of Farmville also get a separate town real estate tax bill from the town, which the town says is due December 15. Card payments can be made online through the Treasurer's e-payment site (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express, but not PayPal). Mailed payments go to the Treasurer at P.O. Box 522, Farmville, VA 23901; include the office portion of the tax statement.
When are property taxes due in Prince Edward County?
For the Calendar Year 2026 bill, Prince Edward County has one due date: December 5, 2026. Prince Edward County bills real estate once a year. December 5, 2026 is a Saturday. The county has not said whether it will accept payment on the next business day; Virginia law (Code of Virginia section 1-210 E) lets a payment due on a weekend be made on the next business day, Monday, December 7, 2026. To be safe, pay by Friday, December 4. For active-duty military personnel deployed overseas on the due date, the due date for tax on their principal residence is extended without penalty or interest until 90 days after they return to the United States. A penalty of 10% of the unpaid tax, or $10 if that is more (but never more than the tax), is added to any tax not paid by the due date. Interest of 10% a year on the unpaid tax and penalty starts the day after the due date. If the Treasurer turns the account over to an attorney or collection agency, a further fee of 20% of the amount owed is added.
From Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Prince Edward County's average effective rate of 0.43% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $931 / year
Property tax in Prince Edward County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $921 |
| Median home value | $216,600 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.43% |
| 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 Prince Edward County compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Prince Edward County has the 130th highest effective property-tax rate: 129 rank higher and 3 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2869th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Prince Edward County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Prince Edward County's 4,434 owner-occupied homes, 8% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 14.3% pay at least $2,000, and 41.8% 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 | 1,852 | 41.8% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 1,345 | 30.3% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 468 | 10.6% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 278 | 6.3% |
| $3,000 or more | 356 | 8% |
| No property tax paid | 135 | 3% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $966 and owners without one pay $884. That is within 10% either way, so in Prince Edward County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Prince Edward County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $921 is about 1.2% of the median income of Prince Edward County homeowner households, $79,907 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 58% of Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County?
Yes. The median bill went from $790 in 2015-2019 to $921 in 2020-2024, a 16.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 35.6%, from $159,700 to $216,600. 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 Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County borders 7 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County, VA | 0.57% | $1,361 | $239,300 |
| Appomattox County, VA | 0.52% | $1,073 | $207,600 |
| Buckingham County, VA | 0.52% | $906 | $173,400 |
| Charlotte County, VA | 0.52% | $756 | $144,100 |
| Nottoway County, VA | 0.45% | $761 | $167,500 |
| Prince Edward County, VA (this county) | 0.43% | $921 | $216,600 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | 0.39% | $578 | $150,100 |
| Amelia County, VA | 0.38% | $1,079 | $282,400 |
How is a home assessed in Prince Edward County?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Prince Edward County included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, Prince Edward County runs its own:
- Real estate tax exemption for elderly and permanently disabled persons: For owners aged 65 or older by December 31 of the prior year, or permanently and totally disabled, who live in the home as their sole dwelling, with prior-year household income of $30,000 or less and net worth of $120,000 or less (not counting the home and up to one acre): the county exempts 100% of the real estate tax on the home and up to one acre at incomes up to $10,000, 75% up to $20,000 and 50% up to $30,000. The Commissioner of the Revenue issues an exemption certificate, which must be presented to the Treasurer with the rest of the payment by the tax due date or it becomes void. Apply by May 1 (file after January 1 each year with the Commissioner of the Revenue).
How to appeal your Prince Edward County property assessment
In Prince Edward County you appeal to the Prince Edward County Board of Equalization. The deadline: Prince Edward County reassesses every four years; the last general reassessment took effect January 1, 2025. In that cycle, owners could first file an informal appeal with the reassessment firm, which had to be received by February 21, 2025, and the Board of Equalization began hearing appeals after April 1, 2025. Owners did not have to use the informal step before going to the Board. The county has not posted a Board of Equalization schedule for 2026. An owner may also apply to the Circuit Court: under Virginia law (Code of Virginia section 58.1-3984) the deadline is three years from the last day of the tax year the assessment is for, or one year from the date of the assessment, whichever is later. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Prince Edward County does not restate them on its own pages.
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.
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Prince Edward 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.