Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Highland County is $811.00 per year, based on a median home value of $177,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.46% of property value.

Highland County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-thirty-four counties in Virginia, Highland County is ranked 87th by median property taxes, and 123rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Highland County has lower property taxes than many other Virginia counties. The median home value is $177,400.00, compared to the median property value in Virginia of $252,600.00

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87th out of 134 By median yearly property tax

123rd out of 134 By percentage of median home value

74th out of 134 By percentage of median income

You can see how Highland 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 Highland County are the responsibility of the Highland County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Monterey, Virginia.

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