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Harrisonburg City Council Approves Increase In Real Estate Tax Rate

Real Estate Tax Rates
The real estate tax rate in the City of Harrisonburg will be increasing again for the 2024-25 fiscal year... rising $0.05 to $1.01 per $100 of assessed value.

This is the fourth year in a row that the City of Harrisonburg has increased the real estate tax rate...
  • 2020 = $0.86
  • 2021 = $0.90
  • 2022 = $0.93
  • 2023 = $0.96
  • 2024 = $1.01
You can read a good bit more about the decision, rationale and citizen comments over at The Citizen...

Council increases property tax to help pay new high school's staff, but some residents feel stung by their rising bill.

As you likely realize, we have also seen a rather significant increase in home values during the five year period referenced above, which further increases the property tax bill for city property owners.
 

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