Taxes & Insurance in Glen Allen
Glen Allen inherits Henrico County's tax structure directly -- a moderate 6.0% combined sales tax, a genuinely low $0.85-per-$100 property tax rate, and Virginia's statewide graduated income tax with real relevance to the retiree population this record documents.
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Learn moreA real, low property tax rate inherited from Henrico County
Henrico County's real estate tax rate is $0.85 per $100 of assessed value for 2026 -- meaningfully below Richmond city's $1.20-per-$100 rate -- and Glen Allen inherits this county rate directly, having no separate municipal tax authority of its own.
A single, straightforward combined sales tax rate
Henrico County's combined sales tax rate is 6.0%: Virginia's 4.3% state rate, plus a 1% local-option rate, plus a 0.7% regional Central Virginia transportation tax -- applied uniformly across the county, including Glen Allen.
Virginia's income tax, with real relevance for Glen Allen's retiree population
Virginia's graduated income tax brackets (2%/3%/5%/5.75%) function as a near-flat 5.75% tax for most working filers. This matters more here than in some other markets in this batch given Glen Allen's real, higher senior population share: Social Security is fully exempt at any age, and the age-65 deduction (up to $12,000 per qualifying taxpayer) phases out above $50,000 (single) / $75,000 (MFJ) federal AGI.
Homeowners insurance and hazard exposure follow the Henrico/Richmond regional baseline
Glen Allen shares Henrico County's genuinely inland hazard profile -- real, low-frequency tornado risk and remnant-tropical-system flood history documented at the county and regional level -- rather than any coastal-hurricane or storm-surge exposure.
Key takeaways
- Henrico County's $0.85-per-$100 real estate tax rate (2026) applies directly to Glen Allen.
- The county's 6.0% combined sales tax rate applies uniformly across Glen Allen.
- Virginia's income tax structure -- full Social Security exemption, a $12,000 age-65 deduction -- carries real relevance given Glen Allen's higher senior population share.
- Hazard exposure is genuinely inland (tornado risk, remnant-tropical-system flooding), not coastal-hurricane risk.
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