Property Taxes in Alexandria
Alexandria's 2026 real estate tax rate is $1.135 per $100 of assessed value -- genuinely higher than Arlington's own disclosed $1.053 rate -- alongside a $5.33 per $100 personal property (vehicle) tax rate and a real, though not this-pass-confirmed-in-detail, Real Estate Tax Relief Program for eligible seniors and disabled homeowners.
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Learn moreThe 2026 Rate, and a Worked Example on the Primary Median-Home Figure
Alexandria's real estate tax rate is $1.135 per $100 of assessed value for 2026, per the City of Alexandria's own Real Estate Tax Information page and its FY2026 Approved Budget. Applied to this record's primary $645,000 median-home figure (see the housing-market topic page), that works out to roughly $7,321/year in real estate tax -- genuinely comparable to, though calculated on a lower median home price than, the roughly $8,614/year figure disclosed for Arlington's own higher $818,000 median-home figure at Arlington's lower $1.053 rate.
A Higher Nominal Rate Than Arlington's -- A Real, Disclosed Difference Between These Two NoVA Cities
Unlike Arlington, this pass did not find an independently sourced figure for how far Alexandria's assessed values run below actual market values -- meaning, unlike the Arlington record's disclosed ~8% assessed-to-market gap (used there to calculate an effective rate below the nominal one), this record cannot calculate a comparable effective-rate adjustment for Alexandria. This is disclosed as a genuine research gap rather than assumed to match Arlington's own gap; treat the $1.135 nominal rate as the figure to budget from, and confirm any specific property's actual assessed value directly with the City of Alexandria.
Real Estate Tax Relief for Seniors and the Disabled: Real, Though Its Specific 2026 Limits Weren't Confirmed This Pass
Alexandria's Real Estate Tax Relief and Assistance Program for Elderly and Disabled Persons is confirmed to exist and to apply to residents 65+ or totally/permanently disabled, per the City of Alexandria's own program page -- but this pass did not independently confirm Alexandria's specific 2026 income and asset limits, a real, disclosed gap (contrast Arlington's own confirmed ~$108,000 income / ~$562,100 asset limits, detailed in arlington-va.js). Contact Alexandria's Commissioner of the Revenue directly (taxrelief@alexandriava.gov, 703-746-4800 option 6) for current-year limits and application deadlines before assuming any specific figure applies.
Personal Property Tax on Vehicles: A Modestly Higher Rate Than Arlington's
Alexandria's personal property tax rate on vehicles is $5.33 per $100 of assessed value, unchanged since 2019, when Alexandria City Council eliminated the city's local vehicle decal fee and raised the personal property tax rate to offset that change -- a modestly higher per-$100 rate than Arlington's own disclosed $5.00 rate, though this pass did not directly compare the two cities' PPTRA relief-formula structures against each other.
No State-Level Property Tax; Confirm the Current Rate Structure Directly
As in Arlington, Virginia property tax is levied entirely at the local (city/county) level -- there is no separate state property tax layered on top of Alexandria's own rate. Because Alexandria's rate is subject to change in future budget cycles, confirm the actual current bill for a specific property directly with the City of Alexandria's Real Estate Assessments office rather than relying on any single percentage figure in this file.
Key takeaways
- Alexandria's 2026 real estate tax rate is $1.135 per $100 of assessed value -- genuinely higher than Arlington's own disclosed $1.053 rate -- roughly $7,321/year at that rate on this record's primary $645,000 median-home figure.
- Unlike the Arlington record, no independently sourced assessed-value-to-market-value gap was found for Alexandria this pass -- so no effective-rate adjustment below the $1.135 nominal rate is calculated here; a disclosed gap, not an invented figure.
- Alexandria's Real Estate Tax Relief Program for eligible seniors/disabled homeowners is confirmed real, but its specific 2026 income/asset limits were NOT independently confirmed this pass -- contact the Commissioner of the Revenue directly for current figures.
- Personal property (vehicle) tax runs $5.33 per $100 of assessed value, unchanged since 2019 -- a modestly higher rate than Arlington's disclosed $5.00 figure.
- Virginia property tax is purely local -- no state property tax layer. Confirm the actual current bill for any specific Alexandria property directly with the city's Real Estate Assessments office.
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