Property tax in Roanoke County, Virginia
In Roanoke County, the property tax bill comes from the Roanoke County Treasurer's Office. 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 Roanoke County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Roanoke County, Virginia is $2,436 a year, which is about 0.85% of the county's median home value of $286,000. 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 Roanoke County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Roanoke County Treasurer's Office. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Roanoke County Real Estate Valuation, 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 county reassesses every year as of January 1, and the Treasurer bills the county tax in two halves, June and December. Homes in the Town of Vinton also owe a town real estate tax, which the Town of Vinton bills and collects on its own. Card payments online carry a convenience fee charged by the county's payment provider.
When are property taxes due in Roanoke County?
For the 2026 bill, Roanoke County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due June 5, 2026 and the last December 7, 2026. The next one due is the second half, on December 7, 2026. An installment not paid by its due date carries a penalty of 10% of the unpaid tax or $10, whichever is greater. Interest of 10% a year on the unpaid tax and penalty starts January 1 of the year after the tax year, so January 1, 2027 for 2026 taxes. From the second year of delinquency the rate is the federal underpayment rate or 10%, whichever is greater.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | June 5, 2026 (passed) | Bills were mailed April 24, 2026. |
| Second half | December 7, 2026 | County code sets December 5, which in 2026 is a Saturday; the county lists Monday, December 7, 2026 as the due date. Bills are mailed October 23, 2026. |
From Roanoke 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 Roanoke County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Roanoke County's average effective rate of 0.85% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,431 / year
Property tax in Roanoke County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,436 |
| Median home value | $286,000 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.85% |
| 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 Roanoke County compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Roanoke County has the 21st highest effective property-tax rate: 20 rank higher and 112 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Virginia. Nationally, it ranks 1470th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Roanoke County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Roanoke County's 30,066 owner-occupied homes, 31.4% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 62.4% pay at least $2,000, and 6.2% pay under $800. Another 2.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 1,855 | 6.2% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 4,098 | 13.6% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 4,692 | 15.6% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 9,331 | 31% |
| $3,000 or more | 9,443 | 31.4% |
| No property tax paid | 647 | 2.2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,451 and owners without one pay $2,416. That is within 10% either way, so in Roanoke County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Roanoke County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,436 is about 2.5% of the median income of Roanoke County homeowner households, $96,689 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 75.7% of Roanoke 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 Roanoke County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,911 in 2015-2019 to $2,436 in 2020-2024, a 27.5% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 43.1%, from $199,800 to $286,000. 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 Roanoke County
Roanoke County borders 8 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke city, VA | 0.99% | $1,893 | $190,500 |
| Salem city, VA | 0.9% | $2,316 | $258,600 |
| Roanoke County, VA (this county) | 0.85% | $2,436 | $286,000 |
| Montgomery County, VA | 0.74% | $2,249 | $304,600 |
| Botetourt County, VA | 0.64% | $1,862 | $289,200 |
| Craig County, VA | 0.56% | $1,064 | $189,000 |
| Floyd County, VA | 0.55% | $1,245 | $225,400 |
| Franklin County, VA | 0.5% | $1,196 | $240,400 |
| Bedford County, VA | 0.43% | $1,285 | $297,400 |
How is a home assessed in Roanoke County?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Roanoke County included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Roanoke 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 Roanoke County. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, Roanoke County runs its own:
- Real Estate Tax Freeze for the Elderly and Disabled: For an owner aged 65 or older, or permanently and totally disabled, who lives in the home, with household income of no more than $60,000 (the first $10,000 of each other relative's income is not counted) and net worth of no more than $200,000 not counting the home and up to one acre: the county exempts any increase in the tax on the home since the year the owner turned 65 or became disabled, which freezes the tax at that level. It is run by the Commissioner of the Revenue and does not remove the tax itself. Apply by March 15 (applications accepted January 1 to March 15; the 2026 deadline was Monday, March 16).
How to appeal your Roanoke County property assessment
In Roanoke County you appeal to the Roanoke County Board of Equalization (after an optional informal review with the Real Estate Valuation office). The deadline: Reassessment notices are mailed every January, and an owner may first ask the appraiser for the neighborhood for an informal review. A written application to the Board of Equalization must be filed no later than the second Friday in September of the assessment year; for 2026 that was September 11, 2026. The Board also hears appeals earlier in the year, each hearing with its own earlier application cutoff (March 13, 2026 for the April 30, 2026 hearing). A further appeal goes 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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Sales tax in Roanoke County
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Roanoke 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.