Greene County, Virginia Tax Rates

Greene County Tax Rates - At a Glance

Greene County Current Tax Rates Summary (per county Tax Rates page; corroborated by Virginia DOT TY2025)

Tax Type	County Rate (per $100)	Notes
Real Estate	$0.70	County Tax Rates page. DOT TY2025 lists rounded $0.69. Assessed at 100% fair market value. Mobile homes taxed at this rate.
Tangible Personal Property (vehicles)	$4.00	County + DOT TY2025. Utility trailers and boats non-taxable. PPTRA on first $20,000 of a qualifying personal-use vehicle.
Business Tangible Personal Property	$4.00	Assessed on depreciated values.
Machinery and Tools	$2.50	Assessed at 100% of depreciated value. Per county + Virginia DOT TY2025.
Merchants' Capital	$0.00	Not levied; business tangible personal property is taxed instead.
Meals (prepared food) tax	4%	Local tax collected monthly, separate from sales tax.
Transient lodging tax	8%	Local tax, separate from sales tax.
Sales Tax	5.3% (4.3% state + 1.0% local) - "Everywhere else" tier

The real estate rate ($0.70), tangible personal property ($4.00), Machinery and Tools ($2.50), business property ($4.00), the non-taxable status of utility trailers and boats, the mobile-home treatment, and the 4% meals and 8% lodging taxes were verified directly from the Greene County Tax Rates page (greenecountyva.gov) in June 2026. The Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey tax year 2025 corroborates TPP $4.00, M&T $2.50, and the $0.00 merchants' capital, and lists the real estate rate as the rounded $0.69. Sales tax verified at the Virginia Department of Taxation. The current-year PPTRA percentage, the proration rule, and the specific penalty and interest figures are not published on the accessed county pages and are pending confirmation with the Commissioner of the Revenue.

Vehicle Personal Property (Car) Tax

Rate and Classification

Greene County's tangible personal property rate is $4.00 per $100 of assessed value, confirmed on the county Tax Rates page and matching the Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey tax year 2025. Virginia State Code § 58.1-3503 defines personal property to include automobiles, trucks, manufactured homes, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, and aircraft - but Greene County's Tax Rates page specifically lists utility trailers and boats as non-taxable, and taxes mobile homes at the real estate rate instead. The Board of Supervisors sets the rates annually, typically near the end of April.

Assessment Method

Personal property in Greene County is assessed as of January 1 each year by the Commissioner of the Revenue. Virginia localities most commonly value vehicles from a recognized pricing guide (such as the NADA / J.D. Power Official Used Car Guide); the specific guide and edition Greene uses are being confirmed with the Commissioner of the Revenue.

PPTRA Relief

Qualifying personal-use vehicles receive Virginia's Personal Property Tax Relief (PPTRA) on the first $20,000 of value, under Code of Virginia § 58.1-3524. The relief percentage varies each year and is set by the Board of Supervisors; the current-year percentage is not published on the accessed county pages - confirm it with the Commissioner of the Revenue at 434-985-5211.

Proration

Whether Greene County prorates personal property tax for vehicles bought, sold, or moved partway through the year is not stated on the accessed county pages. Many smaller Virginia counties do not prorate (taxing whoever owns the vehicle on January 1 for the full year), but this should not be assumed - confirm Greene's proration rule with the Commissioner of the Revenue at 434-985-5211 before relying on it.

Source: Greene County Commissioner of the Revenue - Tax Rates (greenecountyva.gov) and Tax Dates. General rate corroborated by Virginia DOT TY2025. For a deeper explanation of PPTRA, see our Virginia PPTRA explained guide.

Real Estate Tax

Rate and Assessment

Greene County's real estate tax rate is $0.70 per $100 of assessed value per the county's current Tax Rates page; the Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey tax year 2025 lists the rounded figure $0.69, so confirm the exact current adopted cents with the Commissioner of the Revenue. All real estate in Virginia is assessed at 100% of fair market value under Code of Virginia § 58.1-3201; real property in Greene is assessed as of January 1 each year, and the county runs a general reassessment on a multi-year cycle set by the Board of Supervisors. Mobile homes are taxed at this same $0.70 real estate rate.

Town of Stanardsville

Greene County's only incorporated town, the county seat Stanardsville, does not levy a separate town real estate, personal property, or machinery and tools tax (the Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey Table 3 shows all Stanardsville town rates at $0.00). Town residents pay only the Greene County rates.

Due Dates

Greene County collects real estate and personal property tax in two installments, due June 5 and December 5. Business tangible personal property returns (Form 762) are filed by May 1. The specific late-payment penalty and interest rate are not published on the accessed county pages; confirm them with the Commissioner of the Revenue at 434-985-5211 or the Treasurer's office.

Exemptions and Relief Programs

Greene County offers real estate tax relief for qualifying residents who are at least 65 years old or permanently and totally disabled, with income and asset limits set by the Board of Supervisors, and a Land Use deferral program for qualifying agricultural and forestal land. Disabled veterans who are 100% service-connected disabled may qualify for a full real estate exemption on their primary residence under Code of Virginia § 58.1-3219.5, and a qualifying veteran's primary personal-use vehicle may be exempt under Article X, Section 6-A(8) of the Constitution of Virginia. Contact the Greene County Commissioner of the Revenue for current eligibility thresholds and procedures.

Source: Greene County - Tax Rates and Tax Dates (direct verification, June 2026). Town of Stanardsville $0.00 rates from Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey tax year 2025 (Table 3).

Machinery, Tools, and Merchants' Capital

Greene County levies Machinery and Tools at $2.50 per $100, assessed at 100% of depreciated value. Greene shows a $0.00 merchants' capital rate - like most Virginia counties it substitutes Business Tangible Personal Property (taxed at $4.00 per $100) under Code of Virginia § 58.1-3508.1. The Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey tax year 2025 confirms Greene's $2.500 Machinery and Tools rate and the $0.000 merchants' capital rate.

Source: Virginia DOT Local Tax Rates Survey TY2025 (Table 1, County Levies) - Greene County RE $0.690, TPP $4.000, M&T $2.500, Merchants' Capital $0.000; and the Greene County Tax Rates page.

Sales Tax

Rate and Composition

The combined sales tax rate in Greene County is 5.3%. Greene falls in Virginia's baseline 5.3% "Everywhere else" tier, per the Virginia Department of Taxation - despite being part of the Charlottesville metro area, it is not part of the Central Virginia, Northern Virginia, or Hampton Roads regional transportation district (the same treatment as neighboring Louisa and Fluvanna).

Greene County Sales Tax Rate Breakdown

Component	Rate
Virginia state rate	4.3%
Standard local rate	1.0%
Combined rate	5.3%

Qualifying food and grocery items are subject to Virginia's reduced 1.0% rate. Separately, Greene levies a local meals (prepared food) tax of 4% on restaurant and prepared-food sales, and a transient lodging tax of 8% on hotel and short-term stays.

Source: Virginia Department of Taxation - Retail Sales and Use Tax (tax.virginia.gov). Meals and lodging taxes per the Greene County Tax Rates page.

Geography and Context: Stanardsville, the Blue Ridge, and the Charlottesville Metro

Greene County sits in the central Virginia Piedmont at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, north of Charlottesville and Albemarle County and west of Orange County. The county was formed in 1838 from part of Orange County and named for Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene. The county seat and only incorporated town is Stanardsville.

Greene is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area and has been one of the faster-growing counties in the region, anchored by the U.S. 29 corridor and commuting toward Charlottesville. Its western edge climbs into Shenandoah National Park along Skyline Drive, making heritage and outdoor tourism - alongside agriculture and residential growth - central to the local tax base.

Adjacent jurisdictions: Madison County (live; north, 5.3% sales), Orange County (live; east, 5.3% sales), Albemarle County (live; south, 5.3% sales), Rockingham County (live; west across the Blue Ridge, 5.3% sales), and Page County (live; northwest, 5.3% sales).

Central Piedmont Cluster Context

Greene County extends the live central Virginia Piedmont ring on CountyTaxTools. Together with Madison County (built the same day), it completes the cluster around Orange and Albemarle and ties into Rockingham and Page across the Blue Ridge. Greene's standout features within this cluster are (1) the rare treatment of utility trailers and boats as non-taxable, (2) the local 4% meals and 8% lodging taxes funded by Shenandoah-area tourism, and (3) its Charlottesville-MSA membership while still sitting in the 5.3% "Everywhere else" sales tax tier.