Tax Rates Revisited - A Glance at Fairfax Country, Virginia
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008The real property tax rate for Fairfax county is $0.92 per $100 of assessed value (remember, to calculate your taxes, you would take the assessed value, divide by $100, and multiply by the tax rate).
Fairfax, like many other counties, has additional tax districts, and the indicated levy is simply added to the base rate ($0.92 per $100 of assessed value). These districts are listed below:
Countywide - Pest Infestation Control - $0.001 per $100 of assessed value
Reston Community Center - $0.047 per $100 of assessed value
McLean Community Center - $0.026 per $100 of assessed value
Burgundy Village Community Center - $0.02 per $100 of assessed value
Lake Barcroft Watershed Improvement District - $0.103 per $100 of assessed value
The county meets every January to re-evaluate the tax rates, and it's worth noting that taxes don't always go up! Below I've listed a brief history of Fairfax real property tax rates for the past few years:
2004 - $1.13
2005 - $1.00
2006 - $0.89
2007 - $0.89
2008 - $0.92
