Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Accomack County is $650.00 per year, based on a median home value of $149,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.43% of property value.

Accomack County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-thirty-four counties in Virginia, Accomack County is ranked 105th by median property taxes, and 129th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Accomack County has lower property taxes than many other Virginia counties. The median home value is $149,800.00, compared to the median property value in Virginia of $252,600.00

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105th out of 134 By median yearly property tax

129th out of 134 By percentage of median home value

98th out of 134 By percentage of median income

You can see how Accomack County (highlighted in green) compares to the one-hundred-thirty-four other counties in Virginia with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Virginia, see our Virginia county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Virginia counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Accomack County are the responsibility of the Accomack County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Accomack, Virginia.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Accomack County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Accomack County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Accomack County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Accomack County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Accomack County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).