Taxes in Blacksburg
Virginia's near-flat 5.75% income tax applies to Blacksburg residents the same as anywhere else in the state, layered with Blacksburg's own 5.3% combined sales tax -- Virginia's statewide floor rate -- and Montgomery County's $0.76-per-$100 property tax rate.
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Learn moreVirginia's graduated income tax -- restated as place-level context
Virginia applies a four-bracket income tax (2% on the first $3,000, 3% on $3,001-$5,000, 5% on $5,001-$17,000, and 5.75% above $17,000), functioning as a near-flat 5.75% rate for the overwhelming majority of working filers -- identical statewide, not Blacksburg-specific. Social Security is fully exempt at any age; the age-65 deduction (up to $12,000) phases out above $50,000 (single) / $75,000 (married filing jointly) federal AGI.
Blacksburg's floor-rate sales tax and Montgomery County's property tax
Blacksburg's combined 2026 sales tax rate is 5.3%: Virginia's 4.3% state rate plus Montgomery County's 1.0% local rate -- Virginia's statewide floor, matching Harrisonburg, Winchester, and Lynchburg in this same build. Montgomery County's 2026 property tax rate is cited at $0.76 per $100 of assessed value.
No state estate or inheritance tax
Virginia does not levy a state estate tax or inheritance tax -- though residents with sufficiently large estates may still owe the federal estate tax.
Key takeaways
- Virginia's graduated income tax functions as a near-flat 5.75% for most working filers, applied identically statewide.
- Blacksburg's combined sales tax is 5.3% -- Virginia's statewide floor rate.
- Montgomery County's property tax rate is $0.76 per $100 of assessed value.
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