Property tax in Virginia Beach city, Virginia
In Virginia Beach city, the property tax bill comes from the City Treasurer's Office, City of Virginia Beach. The Fiscal Year 2027 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 Virginia Beach city's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Virginia Beach city, Virginia is $3,061 a year, which is about 0.8% of the county's median home value of $382,500. 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 Virginia Beach city, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the City Treasurer's Office, City of Virginia Beach. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the City of Virginia Beach Real Estate Assessor's 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.
Virginia Beach is an independent city, so there is no separate county bill: the city assesses, bills and collects the real estate tax. The tax year runs July 1 to June 30 and is paid in two installments, December 5 and June 5, based on the assessment effective July 1. Owners with an escrow account have the bill sent to their mortgage company. The exemption and freeze programs are run by the Commissioner of the Revenue, not the Treasurer; for bills in the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, the Commissioner extended the application deadline to July 31, 2026, which has passed. A pending appeal does not stop penalties and interest on a late payment. Card payments carry a 2.5% fee, with a $1 minimum by phone.
When are property taxes due in Virginia Beach city?
For the Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027) bill, Virginia Beach city splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due December 5, 2026 and the last June 5, 2027. An installment not paid within five days after its due date is charged a penalty of 10% of the unpaid installment or $10, whichever is greater (never more than the tax due). The installment and penalty also bear interest, counted from the day after the due date, at 9.6% a year for the first year and 8.4% a year after that. Real estate taxes still unpaid at June 30 of the fiscal year can be turned over to a law firm for collection, with attorney fees added, and a lien can lead to sale of the property.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First installment | December 5, 2026 | December 5, 2026 falls on a Saturday. The Treasurer says that when a due date falls on a weekend or a City-recognized holiday, the deadline is the next business day, which makes it Monday, December 7, 2026. Mailed payments must be postmarked by the due date. |
| Second installment | June 5, 2027 | June 5, 2027 falls on a Saturday, so under the same rule the deadline is Monday, June 7, 2027. |
From Virginia Beach city'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 Virginia Beach city
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Virginia Beach city's average effective rate of 0.8% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,060 / year
Property tax in Virginia Beach city at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,061 |
| Median home value | $382,500 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.8% |
| 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 Virginia Beach city compare in Virginia?
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Virginia Beach city has the 28th highest effective property-tax rate: 27 rank higher and 105 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Virginia. Nationally, it ranks 1595th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Virginia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Virginia Beach city actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Virginia Beach city's 117,165 owner-occupied homes, 48.3% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 71.4% pay at least $2,000, and 3.9% pay under $800. Another 5.6% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 4,551 | 3.9% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 11,197 | 9.6% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 11,227 | 9.6% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 27,012 | 23.1% |
| $3,000 or more | 56,648 | 48.3% |
| No property tax paid | 6,530 | 5.6% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,976 and owners without one pay $3,304. That is within 10% either way, so in Virginia Beach city paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Virginia Beach city property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,061 is about 2.7% of the median income of Virginia Beach city homeowner households, $113,536 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 65.1% of Virginia Beach city's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Virginia Beach city?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,497 in 2015-2019 to $3,061 in 2020-2024, a 22.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 36.2%, from $280,800 to $382,500. 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 Virginia Beach city
Virginia Beach city borders 5 counties, 1 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk city, VA | 1% | $2,890 | $289,900 |
| Hampton city, VA | 0.95% | $2,327 | $245,700 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | 0.82% | $3,108 | $378,400 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA (this county) | 0.8% | $3,061 | $382,500 |
| Northampton County, VA | 0.57% | $1,807 | $316,200 |
| Currituck County, NC | 0.46% | $1,760 | $378,800 |
How is a home assessed in Virginia Beach city?
Virginia assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Virginia Beach city included. How Virginia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Virginia Beach city?
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 Virginia Beach city. Virginia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Virginia programs, Virginia Beach city runs its own:
- Real estate tax exemption and tax freeze for seniors and people with disabilities: For owners who live in their Virginia Beach home and are 65 or older, or totally and permanently disabled at any age, with total assets of no more than $350,000 (not counting the home and up to 10 acres): household income up to $87,419 qualifies for a partial or full exemption that varies with income, and income up to $114,062 qualifies for a freeze of the tax at a set dollar amount. Applications are taken by appointment with the Commissioner of the Revenue from February 1 through June 30. Apply by June 30.
How to appeal your Virginia Beach city property assessment
In Virginia Beach city you appeal to the Virginia Beach Board of Equalization. The deadline: Assessment notices are mailed and posted online in March. An owner can first file a Request for Reappraisal with the Real Estate Assessor by April 30, and can appeal to the Board of Equalization from March through June 30; the City Code requires the Board application to be received by June 30 of the year the assessment was made. The 2026 windows, for values effective July 1, 2026, have closed; the next ones open in March 2027. In 2026 the Board is hearing appeals on scheduled Thursdays from August 13 through October 8. After the Board, an owner can apply to the Virginia Beach Circuit Court within three years after the end of the tax year or one year from 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 Virginia Beach city, 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.