Taxes & Insurance in Christiansburg
Christiansburg carries Virginia's statewide sales-tax floor (5.3%), Virginia's near-flat 5.75% effective income tax, and the same Montgomery County property tax rate already sourced for neighboring Blacksburg.
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Learn moreSales tax: the statewide floor, matching Blacksburg
Christiansburg's combined 2026 sales tax rate is 5.3% (4.3% state + 1.0% Montgomery County) -- the same rate as Blacksburg, since both sit in the same county.
Virginia's graduated income tax, restated at the local level
Virginia taxes income at 2% on the first $3,000, 3% on $3,001-$5,000, 5% on $5,001-$17,000, and 5.75% above $17,000 -- a near-flat 5.75% for most working filers statewide. Social Security is fully exempt at any age; the age-65 deduction (up to $12,000) phases out above $50,000 (single) / $75,000 (joint) federal AGI.
Property tax: the same Montgomery County rate already sourced for Blacksburg
Montgomery County's 2026 property tax rate is $0.76 per $100 of assessed value -- the same figure already independently sourced in this project's blacksburg-va.js record for the same county, restated here directly rather than re-derived.
Key takeaways
- Combined sales tax is 5.3% -- Virginia's statewide floor, matching Blacksburg (same county).
- Virginia's graduated income tax functions as a near-flat 5.75% for most working filers; Social Security is fully exempt.
- Montgomery County's property tax rate is $0.76 per $100 of assessed value, the same figure sourced for Blacksburg.
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