Cost of Living in Abingdon
Abingdon runs genuinely affordable on housing and carries a remarkably low town-level property tax rate -- though Washington County levies a separate, additional property tax on top, a real structural nuance to factor into any total cost comparison.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing, with real price-data volatility
Abingdon's median sale price was $258,809 as of June 2026 (Redfin) -- below the national median, though this session found a cited 21.8% year-over-year decline likely reflects the town's low monthly transaction volume rather than a genuine, broad-based decline.
Virginia's statewide sales-tax floor, levied through the county
Abingdon's combined sales tax rate is 5.3% (4.3% state + 1.0% Washington County local add-on) -- identical to Virginia's statewide floor, though Abingdon itself levies a 0% town-level add-on, with the county collecting the local portion instead (Avalara, retrieved 2026-08-24).
A genuinely low town-level property tax rate -- but not the full bill
The Town of Abingdon's real estate tax rate is just 19 cents per $100 of assessed value for the 2025-2026 budget year, down from 28 cents the prior year. This is a real, genuinely low TOWN-LEVEL figure -- but Washington County levies its own separate, additional property tax on top (an effective rate cited at 0.54%-0.57% countywide), a real structural difference from the single-layer tax structure carried by Salem, Danville, and Bristol, VA elsewhere in this same batch.
Virginia's near-flat income tax applies statewide
Virginia's four-bracket income tax (2% to $3,000; 3% to $5,000; 5% to $17,000; 5.75% above) functions as a near-flat 5.75% tax for the large majority of working filers -- a statewide fact, not an Abingdon-specific cost.
Key takeaways
- Abingdon's $258,809 median home price (June 2026) runs well below the national median, with real, disclosed price-data volatility given the town's small size.
- Combined sales tax is Virginia's statewide floor, 5.3%, collected through Washington County rather than a town-level add-on.
- The town-level real estate tax rate ($0.19/$100) is genuinely low, but Washington County's own separate property tax applies on top -- confirm the FULL combined bill before budgeting.
- Virginia's income tax functions as a near-flat 5.75% for most working filers, applying identically across every market in this dataset.
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