Property Tax & Income in James City County, Virginia
James City County has an effective property tax rate of 0.65%. On the median home value of $447,200, that's roughly $2,901 per year. Median household income is $109,985.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | James City County | Virginia (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.65% | 0.60% |
| Median home value1 | $447,200 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 5.75% | top rate 5.75% |
| State sales tax3 | 5.77% combined | 5.77% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About James City County, VA
James City County’s effective property tax rate of 0.649% sits above Virginia’s statewide median of 0.601%, placing it 54th among the state’s 133 counties. That ranking puts it in the upper-middle tier within Virginia, meaning homeowners here pay somewhat more relative to property value than in many neighboring counties. Against the national median of 0.794%, however, the county’s rate falls below the broader U.S. figure. A median home value of $447,200 generates an annual real-estate tax bill of about $2,901, set against a median household income of $109,985 and per-capita income of $54,983. In Williamsburg and surrounding communities like Jamestown and Toano, that combination of higher home values and a rate above the state norm signals a market where property taxes run somewhat heavier than Virginia’s baseline, though still lighter than what many American homeowners face.