What is the property tax rate in Falls Church City?

The effective rate is 1.15%: homeowners paid a median $10,000 or more a year on a median home value of $1,055,600 (Census ACS 2020-2024). The Virginia rate is 0.73% and the US rate 0.94%.

How much is property tax on a $300,000 house in Falls Church City?

About $3,437 a year ($286 a month) at the county's effective rate of 1.15%. Your bill depends on your assessed value, local levies and exemptions.

Is property tax in Falls Church City high?

Falls Church City's rate is 1.6 times the Virginia rate and 22% higher than the US rate. It ranks 2nd of 133 counties in Virginia and 821 of 3,134 US counties (1 = highest).

Why might my bill be different?

The rate here is an average across homeowners. Bills depend on when the home was last assessed, the levies of your city and school district, and exemptions or caps you qualify for.

Property taxVirginiaCensus ACS 2020–2024

Falls Church City, Virginia property tax rate

Homeowners in Falls Church City pay a median $10,000 or more a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.15% of home value.The median home is worth $1,055,600. That rate is 1.6 times the Virginia rate (0.73%) and 22% higher than the US rate (0.94%). It is the 2nd highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Effective rate

1.15%

#2 of 133 in VA · #821 of 3,134 in the US

Median tax paid

$10,000 or more

US $3,119

Median home value

$1,055,600

US $332,700

Paid by homeowners

$40.6 million

a year, 3,295 owner-occupied homes

The Census Bureau reports Falls Church City's median tax only as “$10,000 or more”, so the rate here is total property tax paid by homeowners ÷ total home value (1.15%). The median-based rate is at least 0.95%.

Compared with the state and the US

Falls Church City's rate is 22% higher than the US rate

Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value). Grey ticks: the other 132 counties in Virginia.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

Estimate your property tax in Falls Church City

Home value × the county's effective rate. Change the value to see your estimate.

Home value

Estimated property tax a year

$12,093

$1,008 a month at 1.15%, the effective rate for Falls Church City.

At the Virginia rate (0.73%)	$7,676
At the US rate (0.94%)	$9,896

An estimate from Census averages, not your bill. Your tax depends on your assessed value, local levies and any exemptions (homestead, senior, veteran) you claim.

Neighbouring counties

Falls Church City has the highest rate among its neighbours

Effective property tax rate of every county that borders Falls Church City

County	Effective rate
Falls Church City median $10,000+	1.15%
Fairfax County median $7,368	1.01%
Arlington County median $8,153	0.91%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; county adjacency file 2024.

What homeowners pay

92% of Falls Church City homeowners pay $3,000 or more a year (US 49%)

Owner-occupied homes by yearly real estate taxes paid, with and without a mortgage combined

Yearly property tax paid	Share of homeowners
No real estate taxes paid	0%
Less than $800	2%
$800 to $1,499	1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0%
$2,000 to $2,999	5%
$3,000 or more	92%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25102.

Median tax with a mortgage: $10,000+; without a mortgage: $10,000+. Homes with a mortgage tend to be newer, bought more recently and worth more.

Where to check your own bill

Your actual bill is set locally: the county assessor values your home, and the county, city, school district and other local districts each set a rate on that value. Exemptions such as a homestead exemption can cut the bill. Check your assessment and bill with the Falls Church City assessor or tax collector.

State rules and exemptions: Virginia Tax, local tax rates.

Questions and answers

What is the property tax rate in Falls Church City?: The effective rate is 1.15%: homeowners paid a median $10,000 or more a year on a median home value of $1,055,600 (Census ACS 2020-2024). The Virginia rate is 0.73% and the US rate 0.94%.
How much is property tax on a $300,000 house in Falls Church City?: About $3,437 a year ($286 a month) at the county's effective rate of 1.15%. Your bill depends on your assessed value, local levies and exemptions.
Is property tax in Falls Church City high?: Falls Church City's rate is 1.6 times the Virginia rate and 22% higher than the US rate. It ranks 2nd of 133 counties in Virginia and 821 of 3,134 US counties (1 = highest).
Why might my bill be different?: The rate here is an average across homeowners. Bills depend on when the home was last assessed, the levies of your city and school district, and exemptions or caps you qualify for.

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Sources and notes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates (released December 2025), tables B25103 (median real estate taxes paid by mortgage status), B25077 (median value), B25102 (mortgage status by real estate taxes paid), B25090 and B25082 (aggregate taxes paid and aggregate value) and B25003 (tenure). Owner-occupied homes. Public domain.
Five years earlier: ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, tables B25103 and B25077. Dollars are nominal.
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid ÷ median home value. Taxes are what homeowners report paying for the year; values are what they say the home would sell for. Where the Census Bureau caps the median tax at “$10,000+”, the rate is total taxes paid ÷ total home value instead. ± figures are the Census 90% margins of error.
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