Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Essex County is $852.00 per year, based on a median home value of $185,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.46% of property value.

Essex 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, Essex County is ranked 82nd by median property taxes, and 123rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Essex County has lower property taxes than many other Virginia counties. The median home value is $185,400.00, compared to the median property value in Virginia of $252,600.00

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

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Essex County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Essex County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Essex County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Essex 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 Essex County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).