Property Tax & Income in Surry County, Virginia
Surry County has an effective property tax rate of 0.69%. On the median home value of $238,800, that's roughly $1,651 per year. Median household income is $78,041.
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 | Surry County | Virginia (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.69% | 0.60% |
| Median home value1 | $238,800 | — |
| 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 Surry County, VA
In Surry County, Virginia, the median home value sits at $238,800, and the annual property tax bill on that home comes to about $1,651. That works out to an effective rate of 0.691%, which is higher than Virginia's statewide median of 0.601% and ranks 49th among the state's 133 counties. Nationally, though, the picture shifts: the U.S. median effective rate is 0.794%, so Surry County homeowners pay proportionally less than many buyers elsewhere. With a median household income of $78,041 and per-capita income of $41,994, the tax load stays within reach for many households. Communities like Dendron, Elberon, and Surry anchor the county, and buyers weighing a purchase here will find home prices that pair with a tax bill above the state average but below the national one.