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Fairfax Co, Vienna Real Estate Taxes Over Last 50 Years
Fairfax Co, Vienna Real Estate Taxes Over Last 50 Years
BOS Chairman Year Fx Co Tax Yr-Yr Vienna Tax Vn/Fx
Jack Herrity-R 1976 $821.72 - $170.01 20.69%
" 1977 $857.91 +4.44% $177.50 20.69%
" 1978 $872.97 +1.76% $175.66 20.12%
" 1979 $884.27 +1.29% $178.00 20.13%
" 1980 $980.98 +10.94% $197.47 20.13%
" 1981 $1077.23 +9.81% $235.42 21.85%
" 1982 $1164.02 +8.06% $261.31 22.45%
" 1983 $1164.02 0 $261.31 22.45%
" 1984 $1217.13 +4.56% $275.10 22.60%
" 1985 $1216.67 -0.04% $288.85 23.74%
" 1986 $1232.69 +1.32% $292.19 23.70%
" 1987 $1354.12 +9.85% $318.01 23.48%
Audrey Moore-D 1988 $1554.41 +14.79% $358.71 23.08%
" 1989 $1752.93 +14.79% $412.45 23.53%
" 1990 $1913.03 +9.13% $482.57 25.23%
" 1991 $1779.11 -7.00% $464.81 26.13%
Tom Davis-R 1992 $1826.46 +2.66% $471.23 25.80%
" 1993 $1824.27 -0.12% $471.23 25.83%
" 1994 $1824.27 0 $471.23 25.83%
Kate Hanley-D 1995 $1886.98 +3.44% $487.43 25.80%
" 1996 $2000.07 +5.99% $487.43 24.37%
" 1997 $1998.44 -0.08% $503.67 25.20%
" 1998 $1998.44 0 $503.67 25.20%
" 1999 $1998.44 0 $503.67 25.20%
" 2000 $2123.17 +6.24% $534.67 25.18%
" 2001 $2441.63 +15.00% $595.04 24.37%
" 2002 $2955.38 +21.04% $695.52 23.53%
" 2003 $3185.20 +7.78% $754.46 23.69%
Gerry Connolly-D 2004 $3413.19 +7.16% $799.73 23.43%
" 2005 $3753.75 +9.98% $825.00 21.98%
" 2006 $4281.44 +14.07% $894.73 20.90%
" 2007 $4281.44 0 $959.12 22.40%
" 2008 $4425.59 +3.37% $1004.77 22.70%
Sharon Bulova-D 2009 $4396.65 -0.65% $958.76 21.81%
" 2010 $4294.60 -2.32% $950.56 22.13%
" 2011 $4690.11 +9.21% $1045.56 22.29%
" 2012 $4658.44 -0.68% $1029.02 22.09%
" 2013 $5080.52 +9.06% $1051.02 20.69%
" 2014 $5547.46 +9.19% $1139.88 20.55%
" 2015 $5783.11 +4.25% $1165.95 20.16%
" 2016 $6243.39 +7.96% $1212.57 19.42%
" 2017 $6422.76 +2.87% $1244.72 19.38%
" 2018 $6837.56 +6.46% $1299.92 19.01%
" 2019 $6984.07 +2.14% $1327.77 19.01%
Jeff McKay-D 2020 $7159.35 +2.51% $1361.09 19.01%
" 2021 $7452.66 +4.10% $1413.05 18.96%
" 2022 $7812.16 +4.82% $1400.52 17.93%
" 2023 $8471.43 +8.44% $1463.83 17.28%
" 2024 $8976.64 +5.96% $1510.96 16.83%
" 2025 $9349.04 +4.15% $1577.04 16.87%
" 2026 $10030.73 +7.29% $????.?? ??.??%
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1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
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This FCTA board member has lived in the same southwest Vienna rambler
since Dec 1975 -- with no improvements made which would alter its accessed
value for tax purposes. So my home can serve as a baseline for judging
the actual growth of real estate taxes in both Fairfax County and Town
of Vienna for the period from 1976 onward.
We're all familiar with FCTA's graph of Fairfax County real estate tax
increases since FY2000. But here is raw data going back another 25 years
-- in actual dollars (not noting inflation). And a separate graph of
this raw data is added to better illustrate the trend.
A column is provided showing the County real estate tax percent increase
from the previous year. Another column shows Vienna's real estate tax
as a percentage of the county's, to see if Vienna's numbers track with
those of the county. And a separate graph of this raw data is added
to better illustrate the trend. So what does one notice? Even without
a graph, one can deduce the following:
- Both Fairfax County and Vienna taxes "took off" after year 2000,
leveled during the Great Recession, and are now back on full
throttle.
- The Vienna percentage is fairly consistently in the low-to-mid 20's,
and thus seems more tied to county increases than to actual need.
Numbers for future years will be added to the table and accompanying
graph as they become available. Enjoy.
-- David Swink, FCTA board member (Updated 2025-07-03)
