Bland County, Virginia Tax Rates

Bland County Tax Rates - At a Glance

Bland County Tax Rates Summary (rates from the Virginia Department of Taxation TY2025 Local Tax Rates survey; due dates and penalties confirmed on the county's official pages)

Tax Type	County Rate (per $100)	Notes
Real Estate	$0.60	100% fair market value. Due December 5.
Personal Property (vehicles)	$2.29	Tangible personal property including vehicles. Due December 5.
Machinery & Tools	$1.05	Business machinery and tools.
Merchants' Capital	$0.73	Levied on merchants' inventory in lieu of a business tangible property tax.
Sales Tax	5.3% (4.3% state + 1.0% local) - no regional district

The real estate ($0.60), tangible personal property ($2.29), machinery and tools ($1.05), and merchants' capital ($0.73) rates are from the Virginia Department of Taxation TY2025 Local Tax Rates survey - the canonical statewide source. The December 5 due date, December 6 delinquency, 5% late penalty, and 10% annual interest are confirmed on the Bland County official pages (blandcountyva.gov). The PPTRA relief percentage, any separately set motor-vehicle rate, the assessment/reassessment cycle, and the elderly and disabled relief income and net-worth thresholds are pending direct confirmation - see Official Sources below.

Vehicle Personal Property (Car) Tax

Rate and Classification

Bland County taxes tangible personal property, including motor vehicles, at $2.29 per $100 of assessed value, per the Virginia Department of Taxation TY2025 survey. Virginia localities generally assess vehicles at their National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) value as of January 1 each year. Business machinery and tools are taxed at a lower $1.05 per $100.

Due Date and Filing

Personal property tax is due December 5, becoming delinquent December 6. Late payments carry a 5% penalty plus 10% annual interest. Payments are made to the Bland County Treasurer, who can be reached at 276-688-3741. The personal property filing deadline with the Commissioner of the Revenue is pending direct confirmation.

PPTRA Relief

Qualifying personal-use vehicles receive Virginia's Personal Property Tax Relief (PPTRA) credit under Code of Virginia § 58.1-3524 on the first $20,000 of value. The Commissioner of the Revenue administers PPTRA relief locally; the specific current-year relief percentage is pending direct confirmation with the Commissioner of the Revenue.

Source: Virginia Department of Taxation TY2025 Local Tax Rates survey (personal property $2.29) and Bland County official pages (blandcountyva.gov), verified September 2026. For a deeper explanation of PPTRA, see our Virginia PPTRA explained guide. The PPTRA percentage, any separately set motor-vehicle rate, the vehicle license fee, and the personal property filing deadline are pending direct confirmation.

Real Estate Tax

Rate and Assessment

Bland County's real estate tax rate is $0.60 per $100 of assessed value, per the Virginia Department of Taxation TY2025 survey. Real estate is taxed at 100% of fair market value as the Virginia Constitution requires. On a $400,000 home, the county real estate tax works out to about $2,400 per year at this rate. The Board of Supervisors sets the rate each spring during the budget process; the county's general reassessment cycle is pending direct confirmation.

Due Date and Payment

Real estate tax is due December 5, becoming delinquent December 6, with a 5% late penalty and 10% annual interest. Payments are made to the Bland County Treasurer at 612 Main Street in Bland; the Treasurer can be reached at 276-688-3741. The county offers a pre-payment option and online e-filing through the official website.

Exemptions and Relief Programs

Bland County administers real estate tax relief for the elderly and disabled and a land use taxation program for qualifying agricultural and forestal land, along with the state PPTRA program through the Commissioner of the Revenue's office. Under Virginia Code § 58.1-3219.5, a veteran rated 100% service-connected permanently and totally disabled is exempt from real estate tax on a principal residence, a benefit that extends to a qualifying surviving spouse. The income and net-worth thresholds for the local elderly and disabled program are pending direct confirmation.

Source: Virginia Department of Taxation TY2025 survey (real estate $0.60) and Bland County official pages (blandcountyva.gov), verified September 2026. The elderly and disabled relief thresholds and the reassessment cycle are pending direct confirmation with the Commissioner of the Revenue.

Business Equipment, Machinery, and Tools

Bland County levies a machinery and tools tax of $1.05 per $100 and a merchants' capital tax of $0.73 per $100, per the Virginia Department of Taxation TY2025 survey. The business personal property filing deadline with the Commissioner of the Revenue is pending direct confirmation.

Source: Virginia Department of Taxation TY2025 Local Tax Rates survey; machinery and tools ($1.05) and merchants' capital ($0.73) confirmed in Table 1 for Bland County.

Sales Tax

Rate and Composition

The combined sales tax rate in Bland County is 5.3%: the 4.3% Virginia state rate plus the 1.0% standard local rate. Bland County is not part of any regional sales tax district, per the Virginia Department of Taxation, so it sits in the statewide baseline tier along with its southwestern Virginia neighbors.

Bland 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)

Bland County and the Big Walker Highlands

Bland County lies in the Appalachian highlands of far southwestern Virginia, one of the least populous counties in the Commonwealth with roughly 6,200 residents and no traffic light. Interstate 77 crosses the county through the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel and the East River Mountain Tunnel toward West Virginia, and much of the county lies within the Jefferson National Forest along Walker and Wolf Creek. The county seat is Bland, and the county has no incorporated towns - Bastian and Rocky Gap are the other main communities. The Appalachian Trail runs across the county's ridgelines. Bland borders Wythe County to the south, Pulaski County to the southeast, Giles County to the east, Tazewell County to the west, and Smyth County to the southwest.

How Bland County Compares Across Virginia

Bland County's $0.60 real estate rate sits below the Virginia statewide median of roughly $0.70, while its $2.29 personal property (vehicle) rate is in the typical Virginia range of $2 to $4 per $100. See the full Virginia property tax comparison and car tax comparison for exact rankings.