Property tax appeal · Virginia
Appeal your property taxes in Virginia.
In Virginia, the commissioner of the revenue or local real estate assessor sets your value and the local Board of Equalization hears your case. Boards act on evidence of market value as of the assessment date, and a licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal is that evidence.
$5, credited toward your appraisal.
Virginia
10 county pages below
- Values your home
- Commissioner of the revenue or local real estate assessor
- Hears your case
- Local Board of Equalization
- Desktop appraisal
- $225
- $5 check credited
- Timing
- Confirmed with your order
Deadline
Deadlines are set locality-by-locality — many appeal windows follow the annual reassessment notice, and your notice states yours.
Confirm your filing window and recipient requirements before ordering. Service availability and delivery depend on the property, evidence and appraiser. You remain responsible for filing on time.
How it works
How to appeal your property taxes in Virginia.
- Step 1
Check your savings
Enter your address and pay $5. We check your Virginia assessment against recent nearby sales.
- Step 2
Order the appraisal
A desktop appraisal valued as of your assessment date, with the $5 credited. Complex homes get one exact quote.
- Step 3
Show us your home
Walk through on your phone so the appraiser sees its condition. A desktop appraisal needs no visit.
- Step 4
File your appeal
A state-licensed VA appraiser signs it, with a cover letter and filing steps. You file by your deadline, and the local Board of Equalization hears your case.
The evidence
Boards act on value, not frustration.
However Virginia labels the process, the case underneath is the same: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal, with comparable sales, documented adjustments and a signed opinion of value, is that showing.
What the appraisal gives you
- Valued as of your assessment date, not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed VA appraiser
- A phone walkthrough; a desktop appraisal needs no visit
Confirm before you file
- Your filing deadline, from your assessment notice
- Appraiser availability and delivery timing, before you order
The process
How Virginia handles appeals.
Virginia real estate is assessed locally — by a real estate assessor’s office in most cities and larger counties, or the commissioner of the revenue elsewhere — at 100% of fair market value. Reassessment frequency varies enormously: Northern Virginia jurisdictions reassess every year, while some rural counties go up to six years between general reassessments. The usual track is an administrative review with the assessing office first, then a hearing before the local Board of Equalization; Virginia also lets you take a valuation challenge directly to circuit court. Whichever forum, the presumption favors the assessment, so the burden is on you to prove fair market value with credible evidence.
Worth knowing in Virginia
Because Virginia’s standard is full fair market value with the burden on the taxpayer, the cases that succeed are the ones anchored to documented comparable sales as of the assessment date — the exact work product of a licensed appraisal. In annual-reassessment jurisdictions, a win also positions next year’s value.
FAQ
Virginia questions
How do I appeal my real estate assessment in Virginia?
Start with an administrative review at your city or county assessing office, then appeal to the local Board of Equalization if needed — or go directly to circuit court. Deadlines are local and printed on your reassessment notice.
How often is property reassessed in Virginia?
It depends on the locality — annually in most of Northern Virginia and the larger cities, and as infrequently as every several years in smaller counties. Your appeal window follows your locality’s reassessment notice.
