Accomack County, Virginia Tax Rates

Accomack County Tax Rates - At a Glance

Accomack County Tax Rates Summary (real estate and personal property rates adopted by the Board of Supervisors April 8, 2026 and confirmed on the county Tax Rates page; machinery and tools per the Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey TY2025; payment, proration, and relief details per the county)

Tax Type	County Rate (per $100)	Notes
Real Estate (all other areas)	$0.549	100% fair market value. Due June 5 and December 5. Town of Chincoteague: $0.383.
Personal Property (vehicles)	$3.72	County Tax Rates page. Prorated by months owned; due June 5 and December 5. Chincoteague: $3.63.
Mobile homes & renewable energy	$0.534	County Tax Rates page. Chincoteague: $0.383.
Airplanes	$0.75	County Tax Rates page. Chincoteague: $0.73.
Machinery and Tools	$3.72	Virginia DOT TY2025 (Table 1).
Mosquito-control levy	RE +$0.015	Greenbackville and Captain's Cove only, per the county Tax Rates page.
Sales Tax	5.3% (4.3% state + 1.0% local) - no regional district

The real estate ($0.549 all other areas / $0.383 Chincoteague), personal property/vehicle ($3.72 / $3.63), mobile-home ($0.534 / $0.383), and airplane ($0.75 / $0.73) rates are confirmed directly on the Accomack County Tax Rates page (calendar 2026, adopted by the Board of Supervisors April 8, 2026), which also shows the $0.015 mosquito-control levy in Greenbackville and Captain's Cove and a $0.01 rate on one vehicle per fire and rescue volunteer. The county's New Resident page confirms that real estate and personal property are due June 5 and December 5 and that vehicles, trailers, and motorcycles are prorated by months owned. The machinery and tools rate ($3.72) and the $0.000 merchants' capital figure are from the Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey tax year 2025 (Table 1). The current-year PPTRA percentage, the vehicle valuation guide, the penalty and interest specifics, and the reassessment cycle are pending direct confirmation - see Official Sources below.

Vehicle Personal Property (Car) Tax

Rate and Classification

Accomack County's personal property (vehicle) tax rate is $3.72 per $100 of assessed value in all areas outside the Town of Chincoteague, and $3.63 per $100 inside Chincoteague, per the county Tax Rates page. The same rate applies to all taxable tangible personal property. Mobile homes and certain renewable-energy equipment are taxed at $0.534 (outside Chincoteague), airplanes at $0.75, and a single vehicle owned by a fire and rescue volunteer at $0.01. Boats and personal watercraft are subject to personal property tax in Accomack County. The Board of Supervisors sets the personal property rates each year.

Assessment

Personal property is assessed by the Commissioner of the Revenue based on ownership in the county, with vehicles deemed taxable once they are recorded at the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. The specific vehicle valuation guide Accomack uses (for example, a recognized pricing guide value as of January 1 under Code of Virginia § 58.1-3503) is not published online and is pending direct confirmation with the Commissioner of the Revenue at (757) 787-5747. We do not assume it matches a neighboring county.

Due Date and Proration

Personal property tax is due in two installments on June 5 and December 5 each year, per the county. Accomack County prorates the tax on vehicles, trailers, and motorcycles based on the number of months the property is owned in the county, per the county's New Resident page - so a vehicle moved into or out of Accomack partway through the year is taxed only for the months it was here. The late-payment penalty and interest schedule is pending direct confirmation with the Treasurer.

PPTRA Relief and Veteran Exemption

Qualifying personal-use vehicles receive Virginia's Personal Property Tax Relief (PPTRA) discount under Code of Virginia § 58.1-3524, applied to the first $20,000 of a qualifying vehicle's value; Accomack County's current-year percentage is not published in advance - confirm it with the Commissioner of the Revenue at (757) 787-5747. A vehicle used for business more than 50% of the time does not qualify. Separately, the county administers a personal property tax exemption for one vehicle owned and used primarily by a veteran rated 100% service-connected permanently and totally disabled by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (effective January 1, 2021; leased vehicles and motorcycles do not qualify, and the exemption does not extend to a surviving spouse).

Source: Accomack County Tax Rates and New Resident pages (co.accomack.va.us), plus the Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey TY2025, verified June 2026. For a deeper explanation of PPTRA, see our Virginia PPTRA explained guide. The current-year PPTRA percentage, the vehicle valuation guide, the penalty and interest specifics, and the vehicle license fee are pending direct confirmation.

Real Estate Tax

Rate and Assessment

Accomack County's real estate tax rate for calendar 2026 is $0.549 per $100 of assessed value in all areas outside the Town of Chincoteague, and $0.383 per $100 inside Chincoteague, both adopted by the Board of Supervisors on April 8, 2026 and confirmed on the county Tax Rates page. All real estate in Virginia is assessed at 100% of fair market value. A separate $0.015 per $100 mosquito-control levy is added to real property in Greenbackville and Captain's Cove. The Commissioner of the Revenue maintains the assessment records and assesses new construction; the county's general reassessment cycle is pending direct confirmation.

Due Date and Payment

Real estate tax is due in two installments on June 5 and December 5 each year, per the county. Payments are made to the Treasurer; an online tax lookup is available through the county. The specific late-payment penalty and interest schedule is pending direct confirmation with the Treasurer at (757) 787-5738.

Exemptions and Relief Programs

Accomack County offers a real estate and mobile-home tax relief program for residents who are 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled, whose total household income does not exceed $36,704 and whose net worth does not exceed $80,000, for their sole primary residence; applications are due to the Commissioner of the Revenue by April 1. Under Virginia Code § 58.1-3219.5, a veteran rated 100% service-connected disabled is exempt from real estate tax on a principal residence and up to one acre, a benefit that extends to a qualifying surviving spouse; and under § 58.1-3219.9 the county administers a real estate exemption for surviving spouses of members of the armed forces killed in action or who died in the line of duty (the line-of-duty expansion effective January 1, 2025). Contact the Commissioner of the Revenue for current programs and application windows.

Source: Accomack County Tax Rates and Tax Relief and Exemption pages (co.accomack.va.us), plus the Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey tax year 2025 (Table 1), verified June 2026. The late penalty and interest schedule and the next reassessment year are pending direct confirmation.

Machinery, Tools, and Business Property

Accomack County levies Machinery and Tools at $3.72 per $100, per the Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey TY2025, and levies no merchants' capital (inventory) tax ($0.000). Business tangible personal property is assessed by the Commissioner of the Revenue. Businesses inside an incorporated town also owe the applicable town levy. The county is home to NASA Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, a significant local employer and economic anchor.

Source: Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey TY2025 (Table 1): Accomack County RE $0.534, TPP $3.720, M&T $3.720, Merchants' Capital $0.000. Accomack's county-adopted calendar-2026 real estate rate ($0.549 all other areas) supersedes the TY2025 survey figure for real estate.

Sales Tax

Rate and Composition

The combined sales tax rate in Accomack County is 5.3%: the 4.3% Virginia state rate plus the 1.0% standard local rate. Accomack County is not part of any regional sales tax district, per the Virginia Department of Taxation. This is a notable contrast with the other Eastern Shore county: neighboring Northampton County is in the higher 6.3% group, so a shopper crossing the Accomack-Northampton line sees a different rate.

Accomack County Sales Tax Rate Breakdown

Component	Rate
Virginia state rate	4.3%
Standard local rate	1.0%
Regional district	None
Combined rate	5.3%

Qualifying food and grocery items are subject to Virginia's reduced 1.0% rate.

Source: Virginia Department of Taxation - Retail Sales and Use Tax (tax.virginia.gov)

Town Taxes on the Eastern Shore

Accomack County contains many incorporated towns, several of which add their own levies on top of the county rates, per the Virginia DOT Table 3 town levies. The county seat, the Town of Accomac, adds +$0.170 per $100 on real estate. Other town real estate add-ons include Onancock +$0.280, Parksley +$0.330 (plus +$1.300 on personal property and machinery and tools), Tangier +$0.400 (the remote Chesapeake Bay island town), Saxis +$0.170, Bloxom +$0.160, Hallwood +$0.150, Keller +$0.250, Onley +$0.066, Melfa +$0.066, and Wachapreague +$0.090. The Town of Chincoteague is handled differently - it has its own lower county rate set ($0.383 real estate, $3.63 personal property) rather than an add-on. A property owner inside a town pays both the town levy and the applicable county rate.

How Accomack County Compares to Northampton

Accomack and Northampton are Virginia's only two Eastern Shore counties, and building both completes the region on CountyTaxTools. Accomack's $0.549 real estate rate (all other areas) is below Northampton's $0.705, and its $3.72 vehicle rate is below Northampton's $3.90. The sharpest difference is sales tax: Accomack is 5.3% while Northampton is 6.3%. Accomack prorates vehicle tax by month, and Northampton also prorates - but confirm each county's own PPTRA relief, valuation guide, and due dates rather than assuming they carry across the county line.