Property tax in Prince William County, Virginia
In Prince William County, the property tax bill comes from the Prince William County Department of Finance, Tax Administration Division. The 2026 bill is paid in 2 installments, and the next one is due December 7, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Prince William County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Prince William County, Virginia is $4,999 a year, which is about 0.94% of the county's median home value of $530,100. That effective rate is higher than the typical Virginia county (0.6%) and higher 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 William County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Prince William County Department of Finance, Tax Administration Division. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Prince William County Real Estate Assessments 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 Real Estate Assessments Office values every property each year; the Department of Finance's Tax Administration Division sends the bills and collects. Homes in the towns of Dumfries, Haymarket, Occoquan and Quantico pay county real estate tax plus a separate town real estate tax, and the town prepares and mails its own bill. Manassas and Manassas Park are independent cities and their residents do not pay Prince William County tax. Online payment by electronic check is free and processed by the county; card and PayPal payments, online or by phone, go through ACI Payments and cost $3.75 up to $150 or 2.75% above that. Mailed payments go to P.O. Box 70519, Philadelphia, PA 19176-0519.
When are property taxes due in Prince William County?
For the 2026 bill, Prince William County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due July 15, 2026 and the last December 7, 2026. The next one due is the second half, on December 7, 2026. A 10% late payment penalty is added to any tax not paid by the due date, and interest at 10% a year accrues monthly until the balance is paid in full.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | July 15, 2026 (passed) | July 15, 2026 is a Wednesday. Owners aged 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled who live in the home and do not pay through escrow may instead apply, by the first Monday in June, to pay in 12 monthly installments: the first due July 15 and the rest on the 5th of each month through June 5. |
| Second half | December 7, 2026 | The usual second-half due date is December 5. In 2026 December 5 is a Saturday; Virginia law (Code of Virginia section 1-210 E) lets a payment due on a weekend be made on the next business day, and the county's tax calendar gives the second-half due date as Monday, December 7, 2026. |
From Prince William 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 William County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Prince William County's average effective rate of 0.94% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $4,983 / year
Property tax in Prince William County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $4,999 |
| Median home value | $530,100 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.94% |
| 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 William County compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Prince William County has the 11th highest effective property-tax rate: 10 rank higher and 122 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 1274th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Prince William County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Prince William County's 116,435 owner-occupied homes, 77% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 85.4% pay at least $2,000, and 3.6% pay under $800. Another 5.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 4,145 | 3.6% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 3,584 | 3.1% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,683 | 2.3% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 9,771 | 8.4% |
| $3,000 or more | 89,659 | 77% |
| No property tax paid | 6,593 | 5.7% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $4,978 and owners without one pay $5,101. That is within 10% either way, so in Prince William County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Prince William County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $4,999 is about 3.2% of the median income of Prince William County homeowner households, $156,473 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 74.3% of Prince William 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 William County?
Yes. The median bill went from $4,010 in 2015-2019 to $4,999 in 2020-2024, a 24.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 38.6%, from $382,400 to $530,100. 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 William County
Prince William County borders 7 counties, 1 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manassas Park city, VA | 1.17% | $4,636 | $395,900 |
| Manassas city, VA | 1.09% | $4,923 | $449,900 |
| Charles County, MD | 1.01% | $4,339 | $428,500 |
| Fairfax County, VA | 1.01% | $7,368 | $732,800 |
| Prince William County, VA (this county) | 0.94% | $4,999 | $530,100 |
| Loudoun County, VA | 0.85% | $6,325 | $743,800 |
| Fauquier County, VA | 0.75% | $4,320 | $573,700 |
| Stafford County, VA | 0.7% | $3,410 | $485,100 |
How is a home assessed in Prince William County?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Prince William County included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Prince William 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 William County. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, Prince William County runs its own:
- Tax Relief for Elderly and Disabled Persons: For an owner aged 65 or older by December 31, 2026, or totally and permanently disabled, who lives in the home as their sole dwelling, with 2025 household income of $123,903 or less and net worth of $400,000 or less (not counting the home and up to 25 acres): the county forgives all real estate tax on the home and up to one acre at incomes up to $85,450, and 75%, 50% or 25% at higher incomes up to $123,903; the solid waste fee is also relieved, but not the stormwater fee. Apply by April 15 (for 2026; the Director of Finance may extend it in cases of hardship, and a renewal application is required every year).
How to appeal your Prince William County property assessment
In Prince William County you appeal to the Prince William County Board of Equalization (after an optional administrative appeal to the Real Estate Assessments Office). The deadline: For 2026 assessments, administrative appeals to the Real Estate Assessments Office were due June 1, 2026, and appeals to the Board of Equalization were due July 1, 2026. An owner may also apply to the Circuit Court without appealing first: 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 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.
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Prince William 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.